Albanese Government’s Sydney Airport Reforms Spark Controversy Over Consultation Process

Senator McKenzie called the reforms the most significant changes to Sydney Airport in 30 years.

Travellers wait in long service lines at the Sydney domestic airport in Sydney, Australia, on July 19, 2024. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Senator Bridget McKenzie has criticised the Albanese government’s plan to reform Sydney Airport’s management of takeoffs and landings per hour—known as slots—without public consultation.

“It has taken the collapse of two regional airlines before the Albanese Government decided to act, and even then, Labor were dragged to the table,”