Questions are raised over how a 17-year-old boy was allegedly able to evade security at Avalon Airport and board a flight ...

A passenger on the JQ610 flight to Sydney, Barry Clark, says he tackled a young man to the ground when he saw him holding a ...

The 17-year-old is facing eight charges while a sheepshearer who stepped in to disarm him is being praised as a hero and has ...

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has initiated the audit to determine what security upgrades are necessary to prevent such ...

A teenager accused of attempting to hijack a Jetstar flight allegedly declared “I’ve got bombs in my bag” before he was ...

Barry Clark jumped into action and detained a teenager who allegedly attempted to board a plane with a gun on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Thursday at Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, which has flights operated by the Qantas-owned budget carrier Jetstar. Victoria Police said the teenager was detained by crew ...

A lack of police presence at the airport meant officers had to race nine kilometres to arrest a teenager who claimed to be ...

A man has allegedly attempted to board a plane in Melbourne while armed with a gun. 7NEWS understands the man was wearing a ...

Three heroic passengers were able to detain a 17-year-old boy who allegedly dressed as a maintenance worker to board a Jetstar flight at an Australian airport — with a shotgun and ammunition ...

But on closer inspection, it becomes clear this pile sitting on the tarmac is the alleged hijacking kit of the teenager who ...