Should flying between Canberra and Sydney be abolished? | Audrey Quicke

The flight takes less than one hour and yet there are few environmentally friendly alternatives

If a flight is so short you don't have time to finish your complimentary cheese and biscuits before having your rubbish whisked away for landing, chances are there's a more environmentally friendly and convenient way of getting to where you're going.

The French government's recent decision to ban short-haul domestic flights between cities that are connected by a train or bus trip of less than two and a half hours has sparked some energetic debate this week about whether Australia could follow the French in moving away from short-haul flights.