Tag: Catherine King
Airline ‘customer rights charter’ to specify when cash refunds required
An “aviation industry ombuds scheme with a disability will be among measures the federal government will announce on Monday to force airlines to address the extensive public discontent.
Grattan on Friday: When Labor states don't dance to the Albanese government's tune
Infrastructure is always a vexed issue. The program is full of pork barrelling, whoever is in power. Even when that’s not involved, what to build and when it should be built is often contested.
Senate committee says government should 'immediately review' its rejection of Qatar flights
The inquiry’s report is sharply critical of Qantas, and has recommended the decision to block extra flights sought by Qatar Airways be immediately reviewed
Grattan on Friday: Albanese government faces an uphill road and angry locals as it drives change to renewables
Most people accept our energy system must move from fossil fuels, especially coal, to renewables as soon as practicable. But there are serious obstacles on the ground – literally.
Grattan on Friday: Transport Minister Catherine King struggles to find a landing strip amid Qatar turbulence
At a crack-of-dawn news conference at Canberra airport, King suggested the 2020 incident was a factor, although “there was no one factor that influenced my decision in relation to the national interest”.