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Footy fans filthy as airfares soar ahead of grand final
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath and Brendan Mounter
Return airfares to Melbourne have hit $6,000 ahead of Saturday's AFL Grand Final as Fremantle and Brisbane fans scramble for seats.
#AFL #AirTransportIndustry #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath #BrendanMounter
Where have all the British backpackers gone?
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
British backpackers are coming to Australia in record numbers, but the traditional working holiday has changed. As the government grapples with migration, the 88-day rule has become part of a bigger debate about what Australia wants from its young British visitors.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/british-backpackers-migration-australia/107158780
#MigrationPolicy #Immigration #Careers #TravelandTourism #Work #AgriculturalWorkers #KristySextonMcGrath
Australians sleep at Heathrow after UK air traffic control failure
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
The fault has now been fixed but Australian travellers are among those facing delays and cancellations as airlines clear a major backlog.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/uk-air-traffic-control-failure-flight-cancellations/107131882
Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
An Australian trapped in Jakarta due to a volcanic eruption says there is ash falling from the sky and updates from Qantas about flights have stopped.
Record Jetstar profits fuel pay fight over 'rock bottom' wages
By Bronwyn Herbert and Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Jetstar is making record profits while passengers are being slugged more fees and now workers say they want a bigger slice of the airline's success.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/jetstar-profits-soar-workers-pay-stalls/107002696
#Work #IndustrialRelations #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BronwynHerbert #KristySextonMcGrath
Qantas A380 flew to US and back with maintenance light left in wing
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
A Qantas A380 was cleared to fly passengers from Sydney to Dallas and back with a large maintenance light accidentally left inside its wing. It comes after a large tool was left inside the airline's superjet in 2023.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/atsb-qantas-maintenance-tool-found-in-wing/107047286
#AirTransportIndustry #TravelHealthandSafety #KristySextonMcGrath
Is budget flying still cheaper with luggage adding hundreds to holidays?
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath and Lucy Kent
Jetstar says charging passengers to use overhead lockers brings it into line with many overseas low-cost airlines. But is "unbundling" fees and charges actually making it more expensive to fly budget?
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #AirTransportIndustry #KristySextonMcGrath #LucyKent
The 'fairy gold dust passport' more Australians are chasing
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Australians are racing to secure Irish citizenship, with new figures showing applications have more than doubled in the past three years as people seek the right to live, work and study across the EU.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/more-australians-taking-up-irish-passports-europe/106921092
$40m bid for airline crackdown as sector warns of higher fares, cancelled flights
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
The federal government has announced nearly $40 million to fund an overhaul of aviation consumer rights.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/federal-budget-aviation-consumer-protections/106665266
#Budget #TravelandTourism #ConsumerProtection #KristySextonMcGrath
Asian hubs boom as Australians avoid Middle East airspace
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Australian travellers are going to extreme lengths to keep their hopes of a European holiday alive despite the dire circumstances.
Virgin to allow pets on board before end of year after Food Standards clearance
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
The airline has now received the green light from Food Standards Australia New Zealand, a major regulatory hurdle that stalled the rollout after Virgin first announced the plan last year.
Jetstar denied this family compensation because their receipts were in Japanese
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath and Jessica Haynes
What was meant to be a dream holiday in Japan for Cassandra Nichterlein and her young family turned into a costly nightmare when their return flight from Japan was cancelled.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-28/jetstar-denies-reimbursement-for-cancelled-flights/104271320
#ConsumerProtection #AirTransportIndustry #KristySextonMcGrath #JessicaHaynes
'We don't know what to tell the bank': A series of disasters leaves Australia's prime tourist destination in limbo
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
The hotel rooms are vacant, the cafes are empty and the only road into this coastal hamlet is impassable. Tourist operators in Australia's far north are now questioning how they will survive.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #ExtremeWeatherEvents #KristySextonMcGrath
Government offers flood-affected small sugar town $12m lifeline as mill faces liquidation
By Christopher Testa, Bridget Herrmann, Charlie McKillop, and Kristy Sexton-McGrath
With creditors voting on liquidation at a meeting today, Queensland's premier and cabinet offers canegrowers and concerned Mossman community members an unexpected funding package as they protest on the doorstep of a town hall meeting.
#Sugar #Work #ChristopherTesta #BridgetHerrmann #CharlieMcKillop # #KristySextonMcGrath
Saltwater croc captured in popular swimming hole and river crossing used by school kids
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Rangers have captured a saltwater crocodile at a popular freshwater swimming hole in Far North Queensland, sparking renewed debate about crocodile management in the region.