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Qantas feared government attack over outsourcing

Lucas Baird

Qantas was fortifying itself against an attack from the Morrison government when unveiling plans to outsource thousands of ground handling jobs, predicting that politicians would see it as “inconsistent with the policy aims of JobKeeper”.

Qantas said outsourcing the ground handling work would save it about $100 million annually, reduce capital expenditure costs by $80 million over the next five years and allow it to match fluctuating demand. 

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Lucas Baird is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney office. Connect with Lucas on Twitter. Email Lucas at lucas.baird@afr.com

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