Middle East region flight cancellations since the start of hostilities via Cirium

Dubai Airports now says: We have partially resumed operations from today, 7 March, with some flights operating out of DXB and DWC. Please do not travel to the airport unless you have been contacted by your airline that your flight is confirmed, as schedules continue to change.

Breaking: All flights to and from Dubai now suspended

No words for the irony-- Unprepared for Iranian drones, U.S. and partners seek Ukraine’s help https://wapo.st/4suYG90

One thought... It was long a matter of consenus that immigration grows the pie for everyone - but if the immigration tap is back on, where is the robust growth ? In the December quarter, the country’s GDP grew 0.8 per cent, taking growth of the year to 2.6 per cent.

Here's what I believe: no more business as usual in the Senate. We shouldn't be voting to proceed to normal legislation until Republicans schedule a debate and a vote and on a declaration of war against Iran. Let's see if Trump has the votes to authorize war. I bet he doesn't.

Qatar Airways said it will begin operating a "limited number of relief flights" starting from Thursday Doha time — but from the neighbouring countries of Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Qantas has announced a new one-off A380 flight from Sydney to London, to help alleviate demand for travel to Europe given the impact of the Mideast war. Flight QF331 will fly from Sydney to London stopping over in Singapore. The 435-seat A380 will leave Sydney on Saturday evening.

From June 2025--Israel-Iran war: Inside the 24 hours that brought Qatar airspace to a close

First Emirates plane has left Dubai for Sydney - EK 414

Exclusive: Qantas new safety video: It's a bit an "eat your vegetables" return to core safety messaging.

From September but very relevant now - with the US-Israel-Iran war underway....GPS jamming and spoofing is a threat airlines deal with every day www.smh.com.au/busin... #iran #gps #jamming #spoofing

Qantas said that from Wednesday, its Perth-to-London flight will now make a stopover in Singapore, allowing it to add up to 60 extra passengers.

Qantas said that from Wednesday, it's Perth-to-London flight will now make a stopover in Singapore, allowing it to add up to 60 extra passengers.

Qatar Airways flights suspended. WIll update at 5pm Sydney time on March 3.

What it's like to be under aerial assult at the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai -- (by my former colleage Lucy Cormack)

Potential link in shooting in Texas with terrorism, say FBI www.kvue.com/article/news...

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran https://wapo.st/403tJwt -- But it's the readers comments that cut to the chase... What everyone knows...

Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran. Unreal.

Respected ABC (Australia) US corro John Lyons said Trump's 10 minute speech on Iran "could have been written and delivered by Benjamin Netayahu" - and noted that Trump was carrying out Israel's agenda. Full coverage from Sydney Morning Herald

Qantas to accept dual citizens’ expired UK passports

The ongoing investigation of former Prince Andrew proves that NO ONE is above the law. Governments around the world are holding their leaders accountable – the American people and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes deserve the same transparency. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

‘Unjustified’: Australia rejects Trump’s latest tariff hit

Qantas job cuts: Union claims AI link amid technology changes at airline headquarters

‘Technically British’: UK visa rule change unleashes confusion for dual citizens

Yet another Airbus 321XLR - Qantas' 4th is en route to Qantas in Brisbane from Hamburg. www.flightradar24.co... (VH-OGD) www.planespotters.ne...

Why are folks not asking more questions about this FBI complaint in the Epstein Files? www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics. "It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk newrepublic.com/post/206857/... where is the American outrage about this immigrant’s lawless activity inside the US?

“They want us talking about furries and bathrooms so we don’t realize that they are picking our pockets, that they are closing our schools, they are gutting our healthcare, and they are raising taxes on all of us while they cut taxes for their billionaire donors."

Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. Remember this.

Do not grant these two the generous presumption that they know better than to believe this is possible. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Is it possible CCP's Skynet did not recognise these protesters weren't in China? Chinese fast food deliverers in Sydney say Chinese police intimidating families over Sydney protests www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid newrepublic.com/article/2065... via @newrepublic.com

Jesse Jackson, a leading African American voice on global stage, dies at 84: WaPost

Wow.

That is cool.

by Clay Jones

Highly sensitive Australian court data accessed by foreign entity based in India www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

There is a behind-the-scenes tug of war going on between airlines and customers over the vast amounts of data people generate when they search for and purchase tickets. Whoever best exploits this information in coming years will gain an advantage. www.theage.com.au/business/con...

‘The accused did not stop’: Court hears how a man disrupted Melbourne airport

This is Darwinism in action

Of Altman film fame…Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/m...

Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)

FAA halts flights to and from El Paso, Texas for 10 days. (Near the border with Mexico) www.nytimes.com/2026... FAA statement tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?pa...

"No matter what President Trump and Pirro continue to do with this case, tonight we can score one for the Constitution, our freedom of speech, and the rule of law." @SenatorSlotkin

‘Unworkable’: Airlines warn aviation reforms could drive up ticket prices

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

The billionaire bro index is up just 6 per cent since Trump’s inauguration. www.afr.com/chanticleer/...

The reality is that all art associated with Trump and MAGA simply sucks.