Angus Whitley

A trio of new airlines are eyeing Australia in what’s shaping up to be the biggest assault on Qantas Airways Ltd.’s iron grip on domestic air travel since the company listed in 1995.

Qantas Airways Ltd. international pilots voted in favor of potential strikes as part of years-long negotiations over pay and conditions.

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s led to only a marginal reduction in underage users in its first three months, underscoring the lack of enforcement of the world-first law by major platforms.

A former Qantas Airways Ltd. executive trying to launch a new low-cost airline in Australia is in talks with a potential cornerstone investor in the US as part of a plan to raise more than A$250 million ($174 million).

Australian startup Koala Airlines Pty said it’s in talks with more than 10 foreign carriers to provide domestic flights for their passengers after they arrive in the country, a new business model designed to avoid competition with Qantas Airways Ltd.

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From hand-sliced dragon fruit to sauteed seafood, the business of feeding airline passengers remains stubbornly labor-intensive.

Allegations that WiseTech Global Ltd.’s billionaire chairman, Richard White, took advantage of a woman’s immigration status for sex are testing the patience of the Australian software company’s shareholders.

WiseTech Global Ltd. said Chairman Richard White has denied any involvement in human trafficking after media reports that the billionaire is being investigated by police over claims he used a woman’s immigration status for sex.

WiseTech Global Ltd. shares tumbled after media reports that the company’s billionaire chairman, Richard White, is being investigated by police over allegations he took advantage of a woman’s immigration status for sex and gave incorrect information for a visa application.