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Australia news live: shark attack in WA; Labor to respond to disability royal commission



A woman was snorkelling at Rat Island in the Abrolhos off the coast of Geraldton when she was bitten by a shark. Follow the day’s news liveThe transport minister, Catherine King, spoke with ABC AM earlier this morning about the future of Rex Airlines – following news last night that flights between capital cities were grounded and it has entered voluntary administration.King said that it was “in everyone’s interests that this airline continue, and we’re determined to do what we can.”We understand how important Rex is, particularly to the regions – there are some areas where this is the only, only option in terms of transport…We also can’t do it just at any cost, so we’ll be talking to the administrators, we’ve been talking to Rex – my department – all of yesterday. We know that there will be some seeking of support from government and we will take some time to work our way through that with the administrators, we want to do that properly. Continue reading…



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Author : Emily Wind

Publish date : 2024-07-30 21:32:39

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