There’s a lot of bricks and mortar reform of the aviation environment in the White Paper, which most of the sectors will welcome as long overdue, but on the loud button political issues of Sydney’s airport needs, it does nothing.
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Former senior RAAF officers slam Australia’s defence plan
Three retired senior RAAF officers have published a review of the culture of learned failure in the administration of defence in Australia and the US, claiming Australia’s defence force will become largely irrelevant within decades.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: PETA applauds Rudd’s vegetarian stance
Mr Rudd may have spit the dummy on a RAAF flight at the prospect of having his diet derailed by a fatty meat meal, but who wouldn’t? writes PETA’s Alistair Cornell.
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson: shopaholic
When it comes to problem shoppers, one Australian is in a class of his own: our Defence Minister, Dr Brendan Nelson.
Tips and rumours
Water use by mining in Pilbara. I live and work in the Pilbara and had a mate from Tom Price come over on the weekend. He works for a major engineering contractor (to Hammersley Mining among others) in Tom Price. He reports that a couple of weeks ago they were sent on a job to erect safety […]
Air power and history’s lessons are far from fantasy
History’s real lesson on air power is clear: don’t be fixated on engine power over flexibility and don’t go down complex industrial paths to secure your aircraft, writes Abraham Gubler.
