Afternoon Update: Sydney airport chaos; 'body' in suitcase actually lifelike doll; and a breakfast of champions
Sydney airport disruptions dominated the weekend and carried into official attention. On Saturday, more than 150 flights were delayed, and on Sunday, two aircraft operated by Jetstar and Qatar Airways nearly collided. On Monday, federal transport minister Catherine King met in Canberra with Airservices Australia CEO Rob Sharp. Two staff members involved in the near miss—a controller at Airservices Australia and the tug driver towing the Qatar plane—were stood down while completing standard post-incident drug and alcohol testing. King said improved staff rostering would be implemented at Sydney from next month, citing the “unacceptable” delays. The update also notes police said a “body” found in a suitcase near Goulburn was actually a lifelike doll.





