Qantas and Virgin will resume limited international flights to Australia from London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Auckland after agreeing to a repatriation deal with the government.
The NSW workplace safety authority has announced its launching a formal investigation into Qantas suspending a worker who raised concerns about staff being exposed to coronavirus.
Five more Qantas baggage handlers working in Adelaide Airport were diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday, on top of the six confirmed cases the day before.
Foreign minister Marise Payne has confirmed the government is in talks with Qantas to schedule a second flight to Peru to bring Australians home.
A group of unions have come together to announce they will launch a lawsuit against Qantas over its decision not to pay stood down workers sick leave.
UK-based Australians scrambling to return home were dealt a new blow with British Airways seemingly cancelling all flights after 6 April, according to its booking engine.