The news comes as three of Australia’s four major gateways – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – remain below pre-COVID levels, while Perth has exceeded them on the back of strong regional passenger figures.
Federal MP Josh Burns has described a vandalism attack on his Melbourne electoral office as “ugly and reckless”, while the Prime Minister has also called out the “serious” incident.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King faces a worsening revolt from the nation’s most populous states over plans to slash the Commonwealth’s share of funding for national road and railway projects.
