Vanessa Hudson
- 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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- Opinion
- Aviation
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
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- Cybersecurity
Qantas hack includes Chairman’s Lounge membership data
Hackers who stole data from nearly 6 million Qantas customers have information about the airline’s lounge memberships, including who is in the exclusive member-only Chairman’s Lounge.
- Chris Zappone
- Opinion
- Opinion
‘I dropped everything’: Qantas boss clears the air on cyberattack
It’s the first crisis Qantas has experienced under Vanessa Hudson’s watch, and while things could have been worse, any company whose systems are hacked tends to wear that stain for a while.
- Elizabeth Knight
Qantas customers face wait until ‘next week’ for details of data hack
The airline says frequent flyer accounts are secure and it will “review everything”, including call centre operations.
- Chris Zappone
- Opinion
- Cybersecurity
Villain or victim? Qantas cyberattack will be a test of customer faith
The data breach is a blow to the progress of the airline’s rehabilitation.
- Elizabeth Knight
Qantas cybersecurity breach: All you need to know
A review of the incident showed the stolen data included customer names, email addresses, phone numbers and birthdates. It also included frequent flyer numbers.
- Chris Zappone
- Opinion
- Aviation
Why Qantas deserves to miss out on top 10 airlines list
Qantas could once boast it had one of the most valuable brands in the country. It has a fair way to go to get back to that.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Opinion
- Aviation
Cleaning up the Qantas mess that Alan Joyce left
Replicating Jetstar’s Australian success was one element of Joyce’s empire-building master plan. It failed.
- Elizabeth Knight
Qantas illegally fired staff to survive ‘business calamities’, court hears
Lawyers for the airline argue for a mid-range fine on the third day of hearings to determine how much it will need to pay for illegally outsourcing workers.
- Frances Howe