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The $20 million piece of equipment that's made flying much safer
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (421+ words) The Secret Pilot takes you inside the world of airlines, offering expert tips and advice from a pilot's perspective. In his Traveller column, this active airline pilot lifts the lid on air travel both inside and outside the cockpit. May…...
Friction-free: Virgin calls time on the check-in kiosk
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (797+ words) May 14, 2026 " 6: 00am Virgin Australia is ditching traditional online check-in kiosks for a one-stop system allowing passengers to tag their bags and drop them without a separate scan of the bag label. The change is anticipated to slash boarding processing times, maybe…...
Our new research shows how boys tumble into the manosphere
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (32+ words) SMH. com. au May 12, 2026 " 5: 00am CEO and former principal Dr Zac Seidler is global director of research at Movember....
Pentagon begins releasing decades of files on UFOs, unexplained phenomena
1+ week, 1+ day ago (508+ words) May 9, 2026 " 6: 00am Others, however, show a more defined object. One brief clip taken from a US military infrared sensor in the East China Sea in 2024 purports to show a "football-shaped body" in motion. Another, taken from a censor in the Middle…...
Think twice about signing up for a Qantas credit card
1+ week, 1+ day ago (270+ words) Each week Traveller publishes a selection of rants, raves and travel tips from our readers. See below on how you can contribute. May 9, 2026 " 5: 00am Michael Gebicki has a whinge about the cost of an Australian passport. Given the wide pressures on…...
New first class lounge shows how exclusive airport escapes are transforming
1+ week, 1+ day ago (708+ words) May 9, 2026 " 5: 00am The recent reopening of Cathay Pacific's The Wing First Class lounge in Hong Kong might look like a simple refurbishment story, but it's the latest salvo in a global airline-lounge race. The details in The Wing renovation are telling....
Barack Obama on aliens
1+ week, 2+ day ago (38+ words) The former US president insists the government is not concealing secrets about extraterrestrial life. Updated May 7, 2026 " 7: 04pm, first published 7: 01pm...
Points! Status! Virgin, Qantas woo travellers with loyalty deals
1+ week, 2+ day ago (715+ words) May 7, 2026 " 4: 27pm Qantas and Virgin Australia have started a new front in their battle for customers, with both airlines sweetening incentives for passengers to book domestic flights as the cost-of-living crisis dampens consumer appetite for spending. Virgin on Thursday said it…...
C/2025 R3 Pan STARRS: How to see comet in Australia; best times to view it and where to see it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (897+ words) May 6, 2026 " 3: 50pm Australians will have their only chance to spy a newly discovered blue-green comet scorching past Earth during the next fortnight " coinciding with the flashy peak of a meteor shower " before the cosmic visitor fires off into deep space. The…...
Iran war leaves Qantas suppliers "nervous" amid high jet fuel prices
1+ week, 4+ day ago (544+ words) May 5, 2026 " 4: 02pm A drop in international flights spurred by the war in the Middle East has left Qantas" suppliers "nervous" they are buying too much aviation fuel at high prices, the airline"s chief executive said. The Iran war has chopped…...