Sydney’s second airport is nearly built. But will the airlines and people come?

Victoria’s Avalon has struggled to take wing, but some project Sydney’s new 24-hour, high-tech airport will one day match Heathrow for passenger numbers

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It has been talked about for decades, and a year and a half out from its opening, Western Sydney International is looking more and more like an airport.

This week, press gathered to mark the completion of its runway.

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