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Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee (part 3 of 3)

1 December 2025

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Senators question Airservices on national tailwind limits and a new Brisbane runway trial, the OneSKY deployment timeline, airport curfews, ARFF station rebuild costs and staffing at Cairns and Adelaide, and then focus extensively on Hobart flight‑path design, community noise impacts and the rationale for a dual‑approach noise‑sharing solution.

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Airservices Australia — tailwind rules, firefighting and Hobart noise

00:09

Airservices — tailwind rules and Brisbane trial

00:09

OneSKY deployment and Cairns fire station funding queries

01:20

Curfews at Townsville and Newcastle — responsibilities and confusion

03:14

Cairns and Adelaide fire stations — rebuild costs and staffing

04:16

Hobart flight paths — community noise impacts and dual approaches

06:52

Hobart community engagement and defence of two‑path solution

13:39

CASA — safety regulation, training risks and RPAS resourcing

17:56

Break in proceedings and commencement of CASA session

17:56

CASA — frequency and risk of multi‑type engine‑failure training

34:48

CASA — potential budget cuts and funding structure

47:12

CASA — drones regulation, staffing constraints and service times

48:23

Infrastructure Australia — priority list, Olympics pipeline and carbon pricing

53:18

Infrastructure Australia — new priority list and budget advisory role

53:18

Olympics, supply chains and Victorian Suburban Rail Loop

56:49

Carbon shadow price in infrastructure appraisals

01:02:29

Northern Australia and rail infrastructure — NAIF extension, Inland Rail delivery and emissions policy

01:05:27

NAIF — 10‑year extension, pipeline and staffing footprint

01:05:27

ARTC and Inland Rail — savings, inductions and Yarrawonga underpass

01:12:04

Rail freight customers and safeguard mechanism exposure

01:20:28

Major transport projects and regulators — high‑speed rail, heavy‑vehicle safety, Western Sydney Airport and NTC reforms

01:23:49

High Speed Rail Authority — IA review and low‑carbon construction

01:23:49

NHVR — fitness‑for‑work powers and industry concerns

01:34:10

Western Sydney Airport — airline commitments and surface access

01:45:53

NTC — governance, rail worker medical standards and industry backlash

01:56:16

Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee (part 3 of 3)

1 December 2025

Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Mon, 1 Dec 2025 Australian Parliament

00:00 - 00:08

Speaker 62

Unblock some of the, the limitations we have and the amount of side props we can do when the weather and traffic conditions permit. And so we're continuing to work toward that target.

00:09 - 00:25

Speaker 27

So Australia adopted the reduction of tailwind speed from 10 knots to five knots some years ago. Can you provide a date when this occurred and the current status of the application for an increase in tailwinds... Tailwind speed at Brisbane Airport to seven knots?

00:27 - 00:31

Speaker 62

Senator, I would have to take the the first question on notice as to what date Australia

00:31 - 00:32

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