About this episode

The episode discusses Qantas' new long-haul plane and various sports updates including injury concerns and team victories.

Melbourne's Local Wire update covers Qantas' Project Sunrise, a new 22-hour plane for long-haul travel, and Premier Allan’s Business Council facing uncertainty after 18 months. The episode also highlights Christian Pulisic's injury concerns for the Socceroos vs. US match and Fremantle Dockers' 13th straight win with Shai Bolton.

Topics covered

• Qantas
• long-haul flights
• sports news
• Socceroos
• Fremantle Dockers
• business council

Keywords

• Qantas
• Project Sunrise
• long-haul travel
• Christian Pulisic
• Socceroos
• Fremantle Dockers
• Shai Bolton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qantas, Socceroos, Fremantle Dockers

Places: Melbourne

More episodes of Melbourne News Today | 2 Min | The Local Wire

• Melbourne: FIFA World Cup highlights as Messi breaks records, Europe faces deadly heatwa... | June 23 · June 22, 2026 · 2 min
• Melbourne: Victorian schools face rising suspension crisis as discipline challenges grow | June 22 · June 21, 2026 · 2 min
• Melbourne: Local tragedy shakes Melbourne as teen killed in car crash | June 21 · June 20, 2026 · 2 min
• Melbourne: Socceroos face tough test in World Cup clash against USA | June 20 · June 19, 2026 · 2 min
• Melbourne: New laws set strict rules for working from home | June 18 · June 17, 2026 · 1 min
• Melbourne: World Cup action heats up as France faces Senegal in Melbourne | June 17 · June 16, 2026 · 2 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Melbourne News Today | 2 Min | The Local Wire podcast page.