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‘Here to be part of history’: After 40 years, Sydney gets new airport

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 25, 2026 • 01:27 AM
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared the facility the best in the country as the inaugural flight took off.

‘Here to be part of history’: After 40 years, Sydney gets new airport

Anthony Albanese has declared the new Western Sydney International airport the nation’s best and applauded the former Coalition government for keeping the site in public hands.

“This is an absolutely extraordinary day,” the prime minister said on Sunday at the official opening of the airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney’s west, the culmination of decades of planning and political consternation over a location.

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