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Duncan Murray

'Workplace hero' to receive compensation from Qantas

Qantas stood down Theo Seremetidis after he raised health concerns. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Qantas has agreed to pay more than $20,000 to a "workplace hero" who was stood down after directing others not to clean planes arriving from China early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline is set to be fined after being found guilty last year of breaching workplace health and safety laws, facing a maximum penalty of $500,000.

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