Virgin Australia captain Deborah Lawrie earned her position in the cockpit by taking legal action in 1979 against Ansett, which had refused to employ female pilots.
The state Opposition has pilloried the state government for its ‘off-track’ plan for heavy rail on the Sunshine Coast but cannot detail its own strategy for the line.
While HMAS Labor isn’t guaranteed to sink, plenty of its senior ministers are contemplating grabbing life rafts and bailing on their political careers.