Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date Under-fire Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will retire from the airline's board in about 12 months but a fierce critic wants him to leave the company now. AAP · Oct 11, 2023
Slanging match as inquiry looks to chase ex-Qantas boss A Nationals senator has called out the prime minister's "cosy" relationship with the former CEO of Qantas, who she wants to front at an inquiry into flights. AAP · Oct 10, 2023
PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023
Probe wants government to revisit Qatar flights ban A coalition-led parliamentary inquiry wants the government to review its decision to stop Qatar Airways being allowed extra flights into Australia. AAP · Oct 9, 2023
Senate committee says government should 'immediately review' its rejection of Qatar flights A Senate inquiry into the Albanese government’s refusal to agree to the extra flights sought by Qatar Airways has recommended the decision be immediately reviewed. The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023
Labor should review decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights to Australia, Senate inquiry says Committee seeks more time so it can quiz former Qantas boss Alan Joyce about the Albanese government’s Qatar Airways ruling The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2023
Peter Dutton is the exploding fire hydrant of politics, pushing his party to the angry fringes and electoral oblivion Anger and aggression in rightwing politics is now a multinational enterprise, and the opposition leader heads the local charge The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2023
Minister linked Qatar Airways decision to treatment of Australian women at Doha airport, FoI reveals Exclusive: federal government coordinated letters to the women and Qatari officials when they formally rejected the request for extra routes The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2023
Catherine King refuses to front ‘political stunt’ Senate inquiry into Qatar Airways decision Transport minister says it is ‘longstanding practice’ not to appear and says she is doing the ‘hard work the Coalition never did’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023
Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes Federal Labor minister Jason Clare says Qatar Airways should make the most of its existing Australian slots after the airline applied for more inbound flights. AAP · Oct 1, 2023
'Read the room': calls persist for Qantas chair to quit Corporate heavyweight Richard Goyder remains under pressure to step down as Qantas chair despite claiming he's the best person to fix the besieged airline. AAP · Sep 29, 2023
Qantas pilots in Western Australia to strike for 24 hours over pay deal Industrial action could affect more than 50 flights including routes from Perth to regional towns and mine sites The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023
Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce could face jail if he fails to front Senate aviation inquiry Bridget McKenzie warns former CEO of legal ramifications if he does not provide evidence on blocking of Qatar Airways flights to Australia The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023
Former Qantas CEO Joyce faces extraordinary jail threat A coalition senator has delivered a remarkable threat to former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, suggesting jail is an option if he doesn't front a parliamentary inquiry. AAP · Sep 28, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023 Australia agrees to clear-the-air talks with Qatar over controversial airline decision Exclusive: Senate inquiry hearings were told application for extra flights by the Gulf had been ‘unfairly rejected’
AAP · Sep 26, 2023 Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023 Uluru Dialogue accuses Dutton of ‘deception’ over voice – as it happened This blog is now closed
Newcastle Herald · Sep 20, 2023 NSW taxpayers dealt double power punch Both Labor and Coalition governments are responsible for the state's current electricity woes.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023 Former Qantas chief Alan Joyce paid $21.4m for final full year in charge Annual report reveals huge pay deal but also says former CEO could lose some of the packet due to ‘clawback’ provisions
AAP · Sep 20, 2023 Qantas may cancel half of Joyce's $21m golden handshake Qantas chairman Richard Goyder says customers have lost trust in the airline and flagged action on executive salaries, which could cost Alan Joyce millions.
AAP · Sep 20, 2023 Qantas CEO to sit down with union leader, lawyers Recently appointed Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson will need to be in the room when lawyers discuss compensation for workers the airline illegally sacked.
Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2023 Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’ Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 14, 2023 Where's the sport in targeting injured players like Kalyn Ponga? 'Such tactics ... amount to thuggery.'
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Qantas illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic, rules court ‘These workers have been put through hell. Their lives have been dislocated’
The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023 High Court ruling vindicates sacked Qantas workers but doesn't stop the outsourcing of jobs in the future Qantas faces a potentially huge compensation payout to sacked workers, in a further knock to the carrier’s already diminished reputation.