Airport security overhaul: Aussies no longer need to remove laptops or liquids from bags

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A $2 billion upgrade to airport security rolled out across Australia has meant travellers no longer need to remove laptops, liquids or aerosols at screening, cutting wait times by up to 30%. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Airport security across Australia has become faster and far less painful, with travellers

00:07no longer required to remove laptops, liquids or aerosols from their bags.

00:12The new system, powered by advanced CT scanners, formed part of a $2 billion nationwide security

00:18upgrade that will come online by the federal government's deadline of November 7th, 2025.

00:24Airports in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Hobart have completed

00:28their rollouts, while Sydney's and Darwin's final upgrades are set to finish in coming

00:33weeks.

00:35The technology is expected to cut wait times by up to 30 per cent, and double passenger

00:40processing speeds.

00:42Although coats and belts still need to come off, most passengers are now clearing security

00:46in under 10 minutes, a win for weary travellers.

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