Bankstown. New rules on airport projects

Industry sources said a catalyst for a warning from the federal Minister for Transport, Anthony Albanese, was a controversial attempt to build an Islamic school at Bankstown airport. He has warned the nation's privatised airports against inappropriate development on airport land and flagged new regulations making it more difficult to build some projects. The new rules would effectively remove from airports the ability to approve such projects if they cost less than $20 million, according to The Australian. There has been increasing friction at some airports between aviation users and the desire of operators to diversify and boost revenue by developing airport land.