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Sunshine Coast May 5, 2024, Comments Off
Today in Australia: Bonza Airline launched in Australia with budgie smugglers and purple cocktails but 18 months later collapsed due to financial strain. Here’s why.
Australian carers will soon have more flexible working hours while still receiving carer payments, while the Reds ended a 25-year drought in Christchurch. An insider also cautions that Prince Harry will likely face hostility upon his return to London.
Bonza
Bonza Airlines – which in Australian slang translates to “excellent”, entered Australia last year promising less frequent flight routes but quickly ran into numerous obstacles that ultimately caused its demise.
Initial difficulties occurred when the airline was unable to secure take-off and landing slots at Sydney airport, combined with aircraft shortages and low passenger volumes causing flight cancellations all around.
Bonza Airlines collapsed suddenly last week when administrators were summoned in and its fleet seized to cover debts owed by its owners. Flights were grounded, leaving passengers stranded. To help people seeking assistance from Qantas and Virgin Australia respectively; Qantas offered to fly any passengers booked on Bonza’s network home for free. This latest failure of an Australian airline joins others like Tigerair, Compass and Impulse that have recently gone under.
The 77-year-old man
As extreme weather continues across Australia, thousands of homes remain without power. 9News investigates what caused such havoc.
An inattentive mechanic lost control of a client’s Lamborghini and crashed it into a home in Ballarat. There’s a high likelihood of police finding the missing man’s remains.
Ian Plimer of Geology Australia strongly denounced President Biden’s new climate initiative as being useless, while Black Basta ransomware has infiltrated 200 Australian organizations and government agencies.
An elegant Australian chateau that once belonged to troubled OnlyFans model Paris Ow-Yang is up for sale, but you must dig deep to acquire its $2.8 million property. Furthermore, warning signs for ovarian cancer have come into focus following Josh Baker’s family making an harrowing phone call regarding it; and more news from around Australia.
Brooke Shields’ daughters
Brooke Shields has spent her entire life living under public scrutiny. Born to Teri and Frank Shields, she started modeling from infancy; appearing on the cover of Ivory soap at age 11. At 16, Louis Malle cast Brooke as a child prostitute in Pretty Baby; this performance generated considerable media coverage and outrage at its release. Shields was later cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 film Endless Love as well.
She and Chris Henchy share two daughters together: Rowan and Grier. Often sharing photos of their family on Instagram, she recently sent out an 18th birthday wish for Rowan featuring many memories between mother and daughter throughout time.
Though Rowan enjoys a successful modeling career, she seems to have her mother’s blessing for an acting career as well. Recently, they appeared together at the premiere of an Hulu documentary featuring Brooke’s childhood roles – sporting matching ladybug tattoos for this event!
The Reds
An Australian car maker has recently made headlines with its record sales performance. A model of a Neanderthal woman’s face has also been created from one of the best-preserved skulls ever discovered; finally, US President Donald Trump faces an enormous test from fiscal woes which threaten an economic collapse.
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has stood its ground by publishing posts depicting a bishop being attacked during a sermon and has declined an order from Australia’s online safety regulator to take down these images.
The Sydney derby was an intense contest that featured two sin bins and some unpleasant confrontations. Additionally, Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance and hopes to see Adam Reynolds back for round 22. Additionally, Kmart item selling for just $29 has caused quite the buzz with shoppers; but be warned – there may be hidden catch! Find out more by reading on!