AUSTRALIA'S FIRST MAJOR NEW AIRPORT HAS BEEN DECADES IN THE MAKING

CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

This weekend, history will be made in Western Sydney.



On Sunday, the first domestic flight will take off from Western Sydney International Airport. And on Monday, the first international flight will do the same.



For the first time in more than 50 years, Australia is opening a major new airport.



It's a milestone that has been decades in the making and one that belongs to the people of Western Sydney.



For generations, Western Sydney has been a place where people come to build a better life for themselves and their families.



Now, with the opening of Western Sydney International, this will help drive the next chapter for the region.

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