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Abe Maddison

Qantas judge's corporate tip: 'Don't play us for fools'

A union wants Qantas to pay the maximum penalty for illegally outsourcing ground workers' jobs. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The corporate world must be sent a message that it "can't play the court for a fool", says a judge who will decide Qantas' penalty for illegally sacking more than 1800 workers. 

Justice Michael Lee will set the penalty after three days of hearings that began on Monday in the Federal Court in Sydney.

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