Woman, child injured on-board Qantas flight
A woman and a child have been taken to hospital after they were injured on-board a Qantas flight that experienced a bout of turbulence.
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Union calls for same job, same pay at Qantas
The Transport Workers Union wants to lift the pay of ground workers performing work for Qantas Freight by up to 14 per cent.
‘Qantas ain’t the spirit of Australia:’ MP
Maverick MP Bob Katter has lashed out at the airlines for charging regional Queenslanders double what they should be to fly return to Brisbane.
Qantas slashes more than 1 million fares
The 72-hour-sale includes flights from Melbourne to the Gold Coast for just $129, with flights including some Christmas and school holiday periods.
Qantas’ single excuse for fare price hike
Qantas have hit out at the consumer watchdog’s report around the staggering hike in the price of domestic airfares since Rex Airlines’ collapse earlier this year.
ASX 200 down; Paladin smashed; Platinum cops second strike
Paladin sinks 20pc-plus on mine challenges. Platinum Asset investors vote against pay plan. New intraday records for Aristocrat, CBA. ACCC says airfares up since ‘Rexit’, but Qantas has a different view. Business, consumer confidence up.
Concerning find after Sydney airport chaos
A flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport on Friday afternoon after the plane experienced “contained engine failure”.
How older, richer passengers will make Qantas a winner
Older Australians are set to travel overseas more than ever, and the nation’s biggest airline is muscling up to carry them.
McKenzie keeps inquiry into PM’s relationship with Qantas, Joyce alive
Bridget McKenzie refuses to rule out a Senate inquiry into Qantas, its former chief executive Alan Joyce and his relationship with Anthony Albanese, days after she was forced to disclose 16 of her own flight upgrades.
Qantas flight emergency emergency: ‘Takeoff felt wrong’
Passengers onboard Qantas flight QF520 have described a ‘loud bang’ upon takeoff and the aircraft ‘bouncing up and down’ before it landed at Sydney after a suspected engine failure | SEE THE ENGINE DAMAGE
Qantas says Virgin-Qatar deal risks Aussie jobs
The airline says the proposed Virgin-Qatar tie-up would see industry pay and conditions undermined with imported Qatari labour.
End flights upgrade rort, say former airline execs
Former Qantas chief Geoff Dixon has added his voice to the growing disquiet over politicians accepting free flight upgrades and says it may be time the practice ended.
Why government travel policy favours Qantas
Public servants are allowed to accrue coveted Qantas ‘status credits’ when flying for work which explains the imbalance in flights booked with Qantas over Virgin Australia.
McKenzie safe as she admits 16 upgrades
Bridget McKenzie has disclosed 16 previously undeclared flight upgrades but her Coalition colleagues say she’s ‘safe as houses’ as the major parties call a truce.
Senator sorry after flight upgrade gaffe
A Coalition senator has made a startling declaration after leading the Opposition’s attack on Anthony Albanese’s alleged ties to Qantas.
PM congratulates Trump on ‘important moment for world’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated President-Elect Donald Trump as he points towards a ‘strong economic partnership’ with the future administration, despite threats of tariffs.
McKenzie ‘received dozen upgrades’ from Qantas, Virgin
The Nationals MP, who was a vocal critic of Anthony Albanese’s flight upgrades with Qantas, has reportedly failed to declare more than a dozen of her own.
Key Qantas union boss quits as court hears of ‘Machiavellian’ ways
An explosive Federal Court judgment has laid bare the ‘extraordinary’ dysfunction in the upper echelons of a key Qantas union.
Alleged killer cop’s lawyer withdraws from case
There has been a “regrettable” development after a police officer was accused of murdering a Channel 10 presenter and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend.
Qantas change for assistance animals on board
Qantas has updated its requirements for assistance animals on flights after being sued for disability discrimination by a woman whose dog was not allowed on board.
PM promises ‘key policies’ to deliver an increased majority
Anthony Albanese has moved to reassure a caucus troubled by the distractions of his mansion purchase and upgrades furore, pledging to unveil a series of key policies that will deliver Labor an increased majority in the upcoming election.
Singapore Airlines’ answer to new Qantas jets
The carrier has revealed plans for a major makeover of its A350 fleet to keep on the front foot in the fiercely competitive premium travel space.
Prepare for the longest election campaign in Australia’s history
The Qantas freebie upgrade saga has been downgraded in favour of the economy, as Australia faces an unofficial campaign of four to six months.
PM slammed for not answering Qantas questions
Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham has criticised Anthony Albanese’s office for not being ‘respectful’ by failing to answer six detailed questions about the Qatar decision which Coalition senators sent last week.
Upgrade scandal has led to public cynicism of our political class
While transparency and trust were lost in the pandemic, the Qantas upgrade scandal reinforces another threat to a well-oiled democracy: deep cynicism of our decision-makers and some of our prominent companies.
Guardians of the Albo galaxy
Controversial claims regarding the Prime Minister’s Qantas upgrades had every news outlet frenzied last week. Not at the Guardian, however, where it barely registered.
Coalition shifts focus to Qatar ‘interference’
Anthony Albanese’s top bureaucrats will be grilled in parliament over the Prime Minister’s relationship with Qantas and his involvement in blocking Qatar’s application for more flights.
Student debt shake-up shows Albanese is spooked
We need more tradies in the construction industry and people to work in the services sector. Labor is on the wrong track thinking we should increase the proportion of the workforce with degrees.
PM needs to take a leaf out of Howard’s playbook on upgrades
Anthony Albanese has failed to see the damage that the idea of special flight privileges for ministers who are in a position to act in Qantas’ favour – including himself – is doing to the public perception.
‘Regrettable’: Update for alleged killer cop
There has been a “regrettable” development after a police officer was accused of murdering a Channel 10 presenter and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend.
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