End the Injustice of Aircraft Noise Pollution

For years, Brisbane communities have suffered under relentless aircraft noise pollution, with the government failing to act. Despite the 2024 Senate Inquiry confirming the severity of the issue, the Australian Government has yet to respond, leaving residents in limbo.

The Australian Government released the Aviation White Paper on 26 August 2024, led by Minister Catherine King MP, acknowledging the need for stronger protections against aviation noise. Following this, the Senate Inquiry into the impact and mitigation of aircraft noise, chaired by Senator Matt Canavan MP, was released on 27 November 2024, highlighting urgent reforms. The Government’s official response was due on 27 February 2025, yet nothing has been issued.

Shockingly, during Senate Estimates hearings on 24 February 2025, it was revealed that the Department of Infrastructure and Transport had not even sent a draft response to the Minister for review. Instead of taking real action, the government has spent nearly five years instructing Airservices Australia to conduct meaningless “engagement theatre”—leaving residents to suffer while directing distressed community members to a dedicated mental health and suicide prevention hotline (1300 687 327).

Brisbane deserves real protections, not political stalling. This campaign calls on key decision-makers—Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, and Shadow Minister Bridget McKenzie—to implement urgent reforms.

We demand:

• A Brisbane Airport night-time curfew, aligning Brisbane with Sydney, Adelaide, and major international airports.
• Implementation of all Senate Inquiry and Aviation White Paper recommendations on noise mitigation, compensation, and independent oversight.
• A Ministerial Direction for a Long-Term Operating Plan (LTOP)that prioritises noise reduction.
• A flight cap to limit further damage to Brisbane communities.

Brisbane should have the same protections that cities like Sydney and Adelaide already enjoy. Take action today by using our email form to demand justice for our communities!

Make your email stand out!

Decision-makers are more likely to take notice if you personalise your message.

After the first sentence “I am writing to express my deep concern …,” add a few lines about how aircraft noise has impacted you and your family. Have your sleep patterns, health, work, or quality of life been affected? Are your children struggling to concentrate at school? Have you had to change your daily routine to cope? Have you had to move or contemplating moving away? Sharing your personal experience makes your email more powerful and harder to ignore.

A strong, personalised message increases the chances of action—let them hear your voice!

Why does the form ask for so much personal info?

That’s only because the PM Anthony Albanese has shut down his email, and the official contact form pm.gov.au/contact requires all those fields. Our platform (DoGooder) securely fills that form for you, and your data is safely stored and never shared.

BFPCA Call to Parties 2025

BFPCA has issued a Call to Parties in the lead-up to the 2025 Federal Election, outlining a clear set of reforms we expect political leaders and parties to commit to in order to address the aircraft noise and environmental health crisis affecting Greater Brisbane.

As a community-led, volunteer organisation, BFPCA is non-partisan—we engage constructively with all parties and candidates, regardless of political affiliation, to secure outcomes for our communities. While we are not aligned with any party, we are not apolitical. We recognise that aircraft noise is a political problem requiring political solutions, and we will continue to apply pressure, publicly and privately, to ensure those solutions are delivered. Our non-partisanship reflects a deep commitment to accountability and transparency, not neutrality or silence.

We will make public each party’s response—or failure to respond—to our Call here on our website.

How BFPCA engages with political parties

As part of our advocacy in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election, BFPCA has written to the major political parties to request formal responses to a clear set of community demands on aircraft noise and environmental harm from Brisbane Airport operations.

This process is not about telling people how to vote. Our aim is to help residents understand where each party stands on the key issues affecting our communities and to support individuals in making informed decisions. It also allows supporters to engage directly with the parties they favour, encouraging them to strengthen their commitments to effective noise mitigation and environmental justice.

To develop our set of demands, BFPCA consults with community members, expert advisers (including air traffic controllers, pilots, and acoustic engineers), and our volunteer committee. We consider what actions are within the power of the federal government, ensuring our proposals are reasonable, targeted, and legally actionable.

We then send these demands to the leadership and/or spokesperson of each major political party whose candidates are contesting seats affected by aircraft noise. Each party is asked to respond clearly to each demand, indicating whether they support it or not.

At times, political responses can be vague or use language designed to appear supportive without committing to action. When this occurs, the BFPCA Committee carefully reviews the responses and publishes them alongside factual commentary to clarify the substance of each position.

The BFPCA Committee is composed of directly affected community members from across Greater Brisbane. We represent a wide range of political views and maintain a firm commitment to non-partisanship. This means we engage with all parties on equal terms, regardless of political alignment. We are not apolitical—we recognise that aircraft noise is a political issue that requires political solutions—but we remain independent of party politics and focused solely on outcomes for affected communities.

For full transparency, we always publish the direct responses from each party on our website and in our communications with the community. This is part of our ongoing commitment to providing factual, accessible information to Brisbane residents about how governments can—and should—act to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise.

Enrol to vote

The 2025 Federal Election will be held on Saturday 3 May 2025. Please make sure you enrol to vote. You can check your enrolment details here and if required update your enrolment here. Information about the location of polling booths or postal voting can be found here.

Authorised by M. Foth, BFPCA, 3 Gona Pde, Kelvin Grove