Aviation
- Opinion
- Executive pay
Bonus, anyone? Someone’s going to pay for Qantas’ embarrassing $90m fine
After Justice Lee’s scornful words, some large shareholders appear to be limbering up to protest about executive bonuses.
- Elizabeth Knight
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King of the skies: Airbus is about to take a crown Boeing has held for decades
In 1981, the year Airbus announced it would build a new single-aisle jetliner to take on Boeing, the 737 ruled the roost.
- Anthony Palazzo
The TWU’s millions: How much will sacked Qantas workers get?
The $90 million penalty judgment against Qantas for illegally firing 1800 workers has raised questions about how much the sacked employees will get.
- Chris Zappone
- Analysis
- Qantas
‘Wrong kind of sorry’: How Justice Michael Lee put Qantas to the (rhetorical) sword
At moments, Lee’s words appear to be written with a feathered quill. At others, a sword or a poisoned dart.
- Chris Zappone
- Updated
- Industrial relations
Qantas fined $90m in landmark ruling that could embolden unions
Justice Michael Lee has ordered that $50 million be paid directly to the Transport Workers’ Union as part of the largest fine under workplace law in Australian corporate history.
- Chris Zappone and Nick Newling
- Opinion
- Qantas
The humiliation of Qantas is now complete
A brutal judgment and a record fine have stripped away the cultivated PR campaign that suggests the airline has moved on from the dark days of Alan Joyce’s reign.
- Colin Kruger
Alan Joyce left Qantas two years ago. Now he’s defending his record
“The next crisis is just around the corner,” the former Qantas boss said in a speech, justifying the “hard and painful decisions” he made as CEO.
- Chris Zappone