David Flynn, writing for Executive Traveller:

Qatar Airways will return to Canberra in December 2025, reconnecting the Australian capital with Doha and beyond as the Gulf airline boosts flights across its global network.

These daily Canberra flights won’t be direct to Doha – they’ll run via Melbourne, as an extension of the current QR988/QR989 service, with the 18-hour trek being broken up by a 2½ Melbourne stopover in both directions.