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The Latest Breaking News from Qantas

Qantas CEO ordered into mediation with union to decide compensation for sacked workers

Vanessa Hudson and Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine to attend proceedings as penalties expected to run into hundreds of millions of dollars

The Guardian - AU

Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

The Guardian - AU

Extra Qatar flights would have cut fares, grown tourism

Qantas is an "exceptionally aggressive competitor", a parliamentary hearing into Qatar Airways' failed bid for extra flights into Australia has been told.

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Support for both the Voice and Labor drop in latest Essential poll

A majority of Australians have indicated they will vote “no” in the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, according to a national Essential poll conducted Sept. 13–17 from a sample of 1,135 people.

The Conversation

‘We need to prepare’: climate scientists warn of El Niño summer – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’

Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Qatar Airways chief says Australia’s decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ after pandemic support

Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’

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Morning Mail: democracies at risk from ‘truth decay’, no’s false ballot claims, Davis Cup comeback

Australia’s top soldier warns disinformation could ‘fracture’ societies, while anti-voice activists appear to stir fears of compromised votes

The Guardian - AU

Where's the sport in targeting injured players like Kalyn Ponga?

'Such tactics ... amount to thuggery.'

Newcastle Herald

Qantas no-show at aviation conference leaves organisers ‘disappointed’

Airline executives pull out of speaking commitments, leading one industry source to say ‘it feels a bit like they’re running away’

The Guardian - AU

Qantas Continues Its Villain Era After Being Found Guilty Of Illegally Sacking 1700 Staff

Mind you, this has all come out within weeks of the airline copping a class action suit, accusations of slot hoarding, and backlash over its decision to expire unredeemed Qantas points.

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Morning Mail: Qantas and soft power influence, MPs’ plea to free Assange, Earth risks ‘heart attack’

Airline’s main regulators are also members of the airline’s Chairman’s Lounge; poll tracker shows no campaign ahead in all states

The Guardian - AU

Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic, rules court

‘These workers have been put through hell. Their lives have been dislocated’

The Independent UK

High Court ruling vindicates sacked Qantas workers but doesn't stop the outsourcing of jobs in the future

Qantas faces a potentially huge compensation payout to sacked workers, in a further knock to the carrier’s already diminished reputation.

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Al Jazeera

Australia’s Qantas illegally sacked workers during COVID, court rules

Australia’s High Court upholds earlier ruling that airline broke the law when it outsourced ground handling jobs.

The Independent UK

Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic

Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton accused of spreading falsehood about yes advocate; calls for fresh Qantas board; and a wine flood in Portugal

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Corporate Australia fails to sway public as Indigenous Voice faces defeat

Australian businesses’ support for the Voice is doing little to boost the flagging fortunes of the ‘yes’ campaign.

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The Guardian - AU

High court rules Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic

Decision exposes embattled airline to mammoth compensation bill in major win for the Transport Workers Union

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers accuses Peter Dutton of being ‘chief propagandist’ of no campaign amid heated voice referendum debate – as it happened

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Al Jazeera

Australia’s acting PM not consulted over Qatar Airways’ bid block

Qatar national carrier’s request to operate more flights into Australia was blocked in July by the government.

The Conversation

How Qantas might have done all Australians a favour by making refunds so hard to get

I’m not sure whether I’ve got any unclaimed Qantas flight credits.

The Conversation

Under 'open skies', the market, not the minister, would decide how often airlines could fly into Australia

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has offered several explanations for the decision to deny the Qatari government’s request to fly extra flights into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

The Guardian - AU

Should you be compensated if your flight is cancelled? Here’s what happens in the UK and Europe

Laws in other countries entitle travellers to monetary compensation, while in Australia it all depends on individual airlines’ policies

The Guardian - AU

Qatar Airways has flown into a political storm. Here’s everything you need to know

Prices for international travel have soared as demand outstrips supply. So why has the Australian government denied permission to add more flights?

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