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Jumat, 09 Agustus 2019

Qatar Airways Delays Introduction Of Airbus A350-1000 To Australia - Simple Flying

Qatar Airways has delayed rolling out its A350-1000 on its Doha-Sydney-Canberra-Sydney-Doha route. The aircraft, set to begin flying the route on October 27th, 2019, has had its start date pushed back to November 16th. Currently, this flight is serviced by a Boeing 777-300ER.

qatar-airbus-a350-1000-australia — Qatar is delaying deploying its A350-1000 to Australia. Photo: Qatar Airways

It means Cathay Pacific will pip Qatar Airways to the post. It will send the first A350-1000 into Australia on October 27th, when one of its A350-1000s will operate CX105 to Melbourne. The following day, October 28th, Cathay Pacific will launch A350-1000 flights into both Sydney and Perth.

The Qatar 777 flight, QR0906, touches down in Sydney at 07:40 AEST. It would have beat Cathay’s inaugural A350-1000 landing in Melbourne by five hours. It’s hardly earth-shattering, but it would have been a little footnote in aviation history and Qatar is rarely one to miss a marketing opportunity.

Qatar in Australia

Qatar has a significant market presence in Australia and is widely regarded as one of the best airlines flying into the country. Premium Aussie travelers love the QSuites on the long haul out across the Indian Ocean to Europe.

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Qatar flies into Sydney twice a day. In addition to the 777-300ER morning arrival, an A380 (QR0908) touches down every evening. There is a daily A380 service (QR0904) into Melbourne, arriving early evening. Perth is graced with a daily 777-300ER service (QR0900).

Qatar doesn’t service Brisbane, despite repeated attempts to do so. But it does get kudos in Australia for flying into two under-serviced airports; Adelaide and Canberra. It sends an A350-900 (QR0914) into Adelaide every day, arriving late afternoon. It is a popular service with locals, especially as Qantas does not offer direct international flights out of the South Australian capital.

The Canberra Qatar tag flight

Canberra is a braver (some would say, crazy brave) destination. The Canberra flight is a tag flight on the morning 777-300ER Sydney flight. It is this flight that’s earmarked for the A350-1000.

Canberra, Australia’s national bush capital, is a small city of just under 400,000 people a few hours drive down the M5 from Sydney Airport. Qantas and Virgin Australia also offer frequent services between the two cities. Canberra Airport has lofty ambitions but it has had a hard time attracting international airlines. In the last few years, both Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways have started to fly in.

And the Canberra services seem to be working okay. It isn’t about saving time, it’s about avoiding the hassle of the transfer between domestic and international flights at Sydney Airport.

Says one Canberra local on a forum on Australian Frequent Flyer;

“Living in Canberra, and returning to overseas travel in the last couple of years…. how GOOD is it that one can now actually take an international flight from Canberra INTERNATIONAL Airport?

I’ve flown out with Qatar four times in the last 18 months, and damn I just love the almost toy-town experience of departing from Canberra airport.

Generally its five minutes from arrival to the airport to check in to domestic security to international security to gate. FIVE minutes.

Sooooo much indescribably better than flying domestically to Sydney and going through the Sydney transfer circus!

So much faster than catching a bus to the Sydney International Terminal… etc etc.

So yeah yeah there’s a “technical stop” (marketing stop) in Sydney but it still makes the experience much better.

Have to try Singapore Airlines at some point too….”

While the 777-330ER servicing this route does have the QSuites, the A350-1000 offers more seats and, in a win for economy class passengers, offers an extra 0.4” of seat width compared to economy seats on the 777-300ER.

Qatar currently sends it A350-1000s to Dallas, Washington, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Houston and New York. That lofty list will surely give local Canberra media and the bush capital boosters a chance to claim Canberra’s arrival on the scene as a serious world capital!

Simple Flying approached Qatar Airways for comment but had received no response prior to publication.

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2019-08-09 03:10:37Z
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Australia’s ‘Unbreakable,’ and Worrisome, Alliance - The New York Times

This week’s Australia Letter is written by Damien Cave, the Australia bureau chief.Sign up to get it by email.

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Mike Pompeo, the United States secretary of state, came to Sydney a few days ago and described the American relationship with Australia as an “unbreakable alliance.”

I was there, at the State Library of New South Wales, surrounded by Australia’s foreign policy elite (including Malcolm Turnbull). I noticed both Mr. Pompeo’s stiff delivery of his upbeat, prepared remarks and his more comfortable, combative responses in the question-and-answer session.

Sitting beside Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, he was most animated when discussing why standing up to Beijing has become a priority for the Trump administration. At one point, his voice slightly raised, he stressed that the American trade war with China was not just about economics.

“Sometimes I’ll hear folks talk about trade and economic issues as separate from national security,” he said. “Let’s make no mistake about it, China’s capacity, the People’s Liberation Army’s capacity to do exactly what they are doing is a direct result of the trade relationships.”

The idea that trade and military power go hand in hand is nothing new in geopolitics, of course. But what emerged there in the library, and throughout Mr. Pompeo’s tour of the region, is an American view of China that encapsulates how the Trump administration views the world: through the lens of having been wronged, for far too long, by far too many.

In the United States, as the 2020 campaign begins, the approach is sometimes referred to as grievance politics (white grievance, in particular). Internationally, it looks more like the politics of retaliation.

President Trump has repeatedly sought to punish other countries, including allies like Mexico and Canada, for what he perceives as attempts to take advantage of the United States. China is simply his biggest target — the country that’s inspired the most frustration in the United States, and not just within the White House. The call to “do something about China” spans political parties at a time when few other subjects do.

And increasingly, there is the expectation that other countries will fall in line.

Notice how Mr. Pompeo answered the question, “How worried should Australians be about the rise of China as a great power?”

“We have to be very, very careful. America sat — I think the world, frankly, watched for too long. We were asleep at the switch as China began to behave in ways that it had not done before. So whether that’s efforts to steal data across networks … or militarize the South China Sea, something President Xi promised the world he would not do; or engage in activities where they foist money on nations that are desperate for resources and leave them trapped in debt positions which ultimately aren’t about commercial transactions but are about political control — those are the kind of things that I think everyone needs to have their eyes wide open with respect to. The United States certainly does, and we welcome China’s continued growth, but it’s got to be right. It’s got to be fair. It’s got to be equitable. It’s got to be reciprocal. They have to behave in a way that ensures that the value sets that Australia and the United States have continue to be the rules by which the entire world engages.”

In that answer, I count three related threads. First, there is that sense of outrage — I could hear it in Mr. Pompeo’s voice. Second, there is the appeal to ideals like fairness; and third, there is the expectation of loyalty, not to nation, but to values.

This is where things get tricky for Australia and many other countries. Which of these elements defines the current relationship with the United States? What I hear in conversations with Australians about America these days is a mix of curiosity, attraction and doubt.

Does aligning with the United States mean jumping into a car with an angry, vengeful driver more likely to crash, or joining forces with a still-powerful ally fighting for shared values and the preservation of a rules-based order?

Australian journalists peppered Mr. Pompeo with specific questions, seeming to poke around for clues to how much action the United States wanted Australia to take. Would it be asked to host American missiles? How did the Trump administration want Australia to contribute to its efforts to keep oil flowing from the Middle East?

In his answers, Mr. Pompeo repeatedly promised consultation. He warned against jumping to the most severe conclusions, dismissing “the idea that somehow we’re close to conflict in the military sense with China.”

But in all of these exchanges, there were signs of deeper doubts and concerns about what an “unbreakable alliance” really means, now and in the near future. Fear, it seems, is a natural byproduct of a foreign policy focused on retaliation, and in the wake of Mr. Pompeo’s visit, the discussion about China’s potential threats has already ramped up in Parliament.

So here’s my question for Australia Letter readers. Which country of great importance to Australia do you fear more right now: China, or the United States? Why? And how should those fears guide Australia’s foreign policy, if it all?

Also of note: I’ll be discussing China — more specifically, Hong Kong, and where the protests there might lead — on a free group call on Friday at 10 a.m. A.E.S.T. with Austin Ramzy, who has been covering the demonstrations for us. Jamie Tarabay, an Australia correspondent and former Hong Kong resident, will be moderating. Here’s how to join the call.

Now, here are a few more stories to keep you informed and engaged …

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Australia and New Zealand

Aisling Franciosi in Jennifer Kent’s “The Nightingale.” — CreditKasia Ladczuk/IFC Films

— When Rape Onscreen Is Directed by a Woman: A divisive new film, “The Nightingale,” by the same director as “The Babadook,” has been met with praise as well as vitriol and walkouts. The controversy raised questions about how stories involving rape should be told — and by whom.

— Read a review of the film by our critic A.O Scott, who called it “thick with horror and heavy with feeling.”

— In Sydney, a Ceramic Artist Who Captures the Beauty of Decay:Alana Wilson’s delicate vessels belie the violent chemical processes she uses to make them.

— What Veterans Say This New Film Gets Right, and Wrong, About Their Vietnam War: In “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan,” a filmmaker’s dramatization has earned both praise and pushback from the soldiers who survived the attack 53 years ago.

— New Zealand Takes On a Long-Avoided Issue: Decriminalizing Abortion: The government is taking on an issue that has long been sidestepped, hoping to fulfill a campaign vow by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

— These Giant Parrots Once Roamed New Zealand: They were three feet tall, probably flightless and weighed as much as some bowling balls.

— Canadian Teenage Murder Suspects Found Dead in Manitoba, Police Say: The police said they believed they had found the bodies of two teenagers suspected in a violent rampage that killed an Australian man.

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Around the Times

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— Toni Morrison, Towering Novelist of the Black Experience, Dies at 88: Ms. Morrison, who wrote “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon,” was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel in literature.

— The Vegetarians Who Turned Into Butchers: How several former vegans and vegetarians came to see meat as their calling.

— Nicolas Cage on Acting, Philosophy and Searching for the Holy Grail: “I wanted to have the mystery of the old stars, always preserved in an enigmatic aura.”

— ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says the Creator of 8chan, a Megaphone for Gunmen: The site is a venue for extremists to test out ideas, share violent literature and cheer on the perpetrators of mass killings.

— T Presents: 15 New Creative Talents: Working across food, fashion, art and design, these people are reinventing the rules of their professions and inspiring us to look at familiar worlds anew.

… And Over to You

Last week, Isabella Kwai, self-confessed anxious driver, chose four podcasts to explore for your morning commute and asked for your favorite. Thanks to everyone who put forward some choice recommendations — the list grows ever longer! Here are some of them:

— Chat 10 Looks 3 — from Billi McCarthy-Price

— Hamish & Andy — from Andrew Vann

— Human/Ordinary — from Debbie Ann

— Conversations — from Janet Hanson

And from Barry Long: “You should try driving in silence. It greatly enhances your ability to focus on your driving. This is especially important when traveling at high speed or in challenging driving conditions. To me, trying to listen to a podcast is no different to talking on the phone while driving. More and more, people seem to treat driving as sitting in a mobile entertainment center.”

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2019-08-08 23:56:49Z
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Kamis, 08 Agustus 2019

China condemns Australian MP's Nazi Germany parallel - BBC News

China has sharply rebuked an Australian government MP for comparing the West's approach to China to what he called the "catastrophic" failure to hold back Nazi Germany.

Andrew Hastie, the head of a parliamentary security committee, said on Thursday that Australia was failing to recognise threats posed by China.

Beijing said it deplored Mr Hastie's comments and his "Cold War mentality".

Australian PM Scott Morrison said Mr Hastie was entitled to his own views.

Opposition lawmakers said Mr Hastie's "extreme" comments would exacerbate recent strains with China.

Australia has struggled in recent times to balance its traditional security alliance with the US with its economic reliance on China.

What was said?

In a newspaper opinion piece, Mr Hastie wrote that China was aiming to replace the US as the dominant power in the Pacific region, and that this threatened Australia's sovereignty and democracy.

He argued that Australia has failed to sufficiently prepare, comparing the situation to France's military defences during World War Two.

"Like the French, Australia has failed to see how mobile our authoritarian neighbour has become," he wrote in the piece published by The Sydney Morning Herald.

"Our next step in safeguarding Australia's future is accepting and adapting to the reality of the geopolitical struggle before us - its origins, its ideas and its implications for the Indo-Pacific region."

China's embassy in Australia denounced Mr Hastie's views as "detrimental" to the nations' relationship.

"We strongly deplore the Australian federal MP Andrew Hastie's rhetoric on 'China threat' which lays bare his Cold-War mentality and ideological bias," the embassy said.

"History has proven and will continue to prove that China's peaceful development is an opportunity, not a threat to the world."

A former army special forces captain, Mr Hastie chairs Australia's parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security.

Mr Morrison did not support or criticise Mr Hastie's views but noted he was "not a minister" and was free express opinions as a backbench MP.

"We seek to work closely with [China], in the same way we do everyone in the region," Mr Morrison told reporters on Thursday.

Australia passed new espionage and foreign interference laws last year which were widely interpreted as in part aimed at China.

Tensions have also flared over human rights issues and the exclusion of Chinese tech firm Huawei from Australia's 5G network.

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2019-08-08 06:49:30Z
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Rabu, 07 Agustus 2019

Australian governing body responds to alcohol breach claims - Motorsport.com

It's been claimed that a driver failed a routine pre-race alcohol test last Sunday morning, and was unable to compete in two TCR races at Queensland Raceway.

CAMS has now responded to those claims, however only confirming that alcohol testing took place, not if there was any breach.

“CAMS can confirm alcohol testing was conducted at Queensland Raceway on the weekend, but is unable to disclose any information about any results, positive or negative," read a statement.

TCR Australia declined to comment.

According to CAMS regulations, a first offence would have resulted in exclusion from that particular day of the event.

"On first occasion that a participant returns a positive reading following a confirmation test, that participant will: (i) Be excluded from that particular day of event; and (ii) Issued an official warning letter, noting the participant’s first official breach of this Policy," reads CAMS' alcohol policy.

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2019-08-07 04:06:23Z
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Senin, 05 Agustus 2019

Prime minister says US won't deploy missiles in Australia | TheHill - The Hill

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday that the U.S. will not deploy intermediate-range missiles in Australia, Reuters reported.

“It’s not been asked to us, not being considered, not been put to us. I think I rule a line under that,” Morrison told reporters in Brisbane.

His comments came two days after newly-appointed Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark Esper Prime minister says US won't deploy missiles in Australia New Pentagon chief says China's 'destabilizing behavior' is 'disturbing' Why Dave Norquist is the perfect choice for DOD's deputy secretary MORE said he hoped to soon place ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia.

Esper made the suggestion the day after the U.S. pulled itself from a Cold War-era arms control pact governing the use of those weapons.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty had banned nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles. The original ban between Moscow and Washington resulted in 2,692 missiles being destroyed.

The U.S. has blamed Russia for violating the now-defunct treaty since 2014, a claim Moscow denies.

Esper did not give any information on where in Asia the missiles would be placed.

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2019-08-05 12:33:58Z
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Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law - BBC News

An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says.

Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July.

She was granted permission to use the controversial legislation - which exists only in Victoria but is being considered in other states - after a 26-day approval process.

Her family said she was able to have "the empowered death that she wanted".

Ms Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and it later spread to her bones, lungs, brain and liver.

She decided to stop chemotherapy and radiation treatment in March after the side effects and pain became "intolerable", her family said.

Victoria's legislation, which came into effect in June, allows terminally ill patients who meet certain requirements the right to access lethal drugs.

"We were beside her, David Bowie playing in the background, surrounded by love, with final words spoken, simple and dignified," said her daughter, Nicole Robertson, in a statement released by charity Go Gentle Australia.

"To me that is the greatest part: the knowledge that we did everything we could to make her happy in life and comfortable in death."

Who is eligible?

The state's law has 68 safeguards and is designed for people who are in severe pain.

It requires the person to make three requests to end their life to specially trained doctors. The person must be aged at least 18 and have less than six months to live.

The bill was passed in 2017 after more than 100 hours of parliamentary debate that deeply divided state lawmakers.

Ms Robertson's family said she had applied to utilise the legislation on the day it came into effect in June.

Western Australia and Queensland are considering similar laws.

In 1995, Australia's Northern Territory introduced the world's first voluntary euthanasia law, but it was overturned by federal authorities in Canberra eight months later. The federal government does not have the same power over states.

Laws allowing terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision have been passed in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium.

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2019-08-05 07:44:16Z
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