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Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Qantas has struck a deal to compensate more than 1800 workers to the tune of $120 million after the Federal Court found they were illegally sacked.

AAP

'Don't introduce stricter controls for dog owners,' Tower Hamlets council told by protest group

Campaigners from East London Dog Community have demanded the council either completely reject or significantly reduce plans to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order

Evening Standard

22 Hour Flights Connecting Sydney And New York Set To Begin In 2026

Qantas Airlines launched Project Sunrise to offer nonstop flights from Sydney to London and New York.

International Business Times

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Qantas hopes to end ‘tyranny of distance’ for Australians with world’s longest flight

The aircraft for the 19+ hour Qantas flights will arrive by mid-2026

The Independent UK

Qantas hands out $1000 bonuses to 27,000 workers

Qantas is hoping to win over workers as some of its engineers take industrial action over pay.

AAP

Qantas says it won't drop the ball as engineers strike

Qantas is reassuring passengers they will not be affected as hundreds of the airline's engineers strike for better pay, sparking flight delay fears.

AAP

Qantas profit down 16% to $2.1bn as surging demand for cheap fares helps Jetstar

International business revenues fell significantly on last year’s result, while budget carrier’s earnings rose 23%

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Qantas Profits Descend As Fares Fall After Covid

Australian airline Qantas on Thursday reported a slide in net profit as post-Covid fares dropped, but said it was working to rebuild its reputation after a string of public scandals.

International Business Times

Vanessa Hudson has provided a soft landing for Qantas as the airline cuts deal with ACCC

While the new CEO has stemmed some of the reputational damage of the past, the $120m fine is a clear success for the ACCC

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore

Competition watchdog says national carrier’s advertising of cancelled flights was ‘egregious and unacceptable’.

Al Jazeera

Qantas to pay $120m for allegedly selling tickets to flights that had already been cancelled

The airline agrees to a $100m fine and to repay $20m to customers in settlement with the ACCC

The Guardian - AU

An airline launched a sale so low it crashed its website

Low-cost airline Jetstar is celebrating 20 years of being in business.

The Street

Qantas cancellations drop for Canberra flights

The change has been dubbed a 'fantastic' improvement.

The Canberra Times

Seats boosted as Qantas expands Frequent Flyer program

Millions of new seats have been opened up for Frequent Flyer points in what Qantas describes as one of the biggest expansions in the reward program's history.

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The Guardian - AU

It may not be winning back many hearts, but Qantas is making serious money

The airline is flush with enough cash for a $400m share buy-back, a great transfer of wealth from customers to shareholders

The Guardian - AU

New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson announces half-year profit of $1.25bn before tax

Profit result down 13% from last year’s record but airline remains flush with cash as Jetstar’s Australian earnings rise by 35%

The Guardian - AU

Fire situation ‘will get worse before it gets better’ – as it happened

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Lower fares blamed for Qantas' descending profit

Qantas says fare cuts are behind a $183 million reduction in its first-half profit, as it unveils measures to enhance the on-board experience for passengers.

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Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Qantas' naming of former Telstra boss John Mullen as its next chairman has been welcomed by airline staff, who say he has an open-door approach to workers.

The Canberra Times

'No concern for passengers': Qantas Canberra cancellations remain sky high

Ten per cent of flights cancelled in October.

The Guardian - AU

Flight delay compensation would stop Australian airlines from acting like a ‘mafia of the skies’, MP says

Exclusive: Independent MP Monique Ryan ramps up calls for proposed scheme after Sydney airport CEO accuses airlines of ‘slot hoarding’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Qantas execs face investor fury; Blinken flies to Israel amid call to allow aid; Mechelle Turvey named WA Australian of the Year

Chair Richard Goyder and CEO Vanessa Hudson face a grilling from irate Qantas shareholders at a tense annual general meeting

The Conversation

The fury on show at the Qantas AGM couldn't have come at a worse time for the airline

Fielding tough questions from a furious audience is no one’s idea of fun. But as Richard Goyder and Vanessa Hudson – Qantas chairman and chief executive, respectively – dealt with angry question after angry question at the airline’s annual general meeting today, the pair knew their main audience was not…

The Guardian - AU

Qantas chairman heckled by shareholders at AGM as investors reject executive pay plans

Shouts of ‘shame on you’ after shareholder Chris Maxworthy’s microphone cut off

AAP

Qantas loyalty chief announces she's stepping down

Qantas loyalty chief executive Olivia Wirth has announced she will leave the airline for other roles after spending 14 years at the company.

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