Albanese government’s close embrace of Qantas may no longer fly with the times While the PM was touting the airline’s national significance, its practices make it look more like a rapacious corporation The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023
Afternoon Update: rental price pain worse than GFC; calls for Qantas fines; and India employs people to make monkey sounds Households are spending 55% more on housing than they were in June 2005 The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023
Australian consumer watchdog calls for record fine against Qantas over canceled flights Australia’s consumer watchdog has called for Qantas Airways to be punished with a record fine for allegedly selling tickets on thousands of flights that had already been canceled The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
Qantas Got Roasted So Hard For Expiring Unused COVID Points That They Changed Their Mind After facing public backlash, airline Qantas have decided they will not be expiring all unredeemed Qantas points at the end of the year. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 1, 2023
Qantas should be fined ‘hundreds of millions’ if guilty to send message to companies, ACCC says Watchdog chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb wants to deliver new record penalty in case alleging Qantas sold tickets for already cancelled flights The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023
What will putting the interests of Qantas ahead of Qatar Airways cost? $1 billion per year and a new wave of protectionism of legacy carriers The government’s decision to deny Qatar Airways the right to fly an extra 21 flights per week into Australia’s three biggest cities might just be returning Australia to the old days where we protected Australia’s national carrier at the expense of Australians. The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023
Grattan on Friday: It can be a battle to get information from the Albanese government Thank goodness for Senate committees. This week, they’ve proved, yet again, to be worth their weight in accountability gold. The Conversation · Aug 31, 2023
Airline accused of selling tickets on more than 8,000 flights that had already been cancelled Watchdog has accused carrier of ‘false, misleading or deceptive conduct’ The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Afternoon Update: airports back ACCC’s legal action against Qantas; four killed in Victoria crash; and Mitch McConnell freezes again Consumer watchdog accuses airline of false, misleading or deceptive conduct; plus soldiers hospitalised in second NT military accident The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023
Qantas cancelled flights partly to retain takeoff and landing slots at Sydney airport, ACCC claims The competition watchdog’s allegation follows Qantas executives’ denials of so-called ‘slot hoarding’ at two parliamentary hearings The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023
Australia fumes over soaring airfares as Qatar Airways flights blocked Canberra is being accused of protecting national carrier Qantas’s bottom line at the expense of consumers. Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023
Qantas cancellations: ACCC taking airline to court alleging it sold tickets for planes that would never fly Australian consumer watchdog launches legal action against Qantas alleging it engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023
Qantas flight credits: Albanese says customers should get another flight or their money back PM weighs in on expiring credits but government defends blocking Qatar airways from increasing its flights to Australia The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
Five key moments from Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s Senate grilling Outgoing CEO faces fiery questions on the airline’s credibility, executive pay and ‘hoarding’ of flight slots The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023 Afternoon Update: Alan Joyce grilled at Senate inquiry; record number of Australians facing mortgage stress; and Murray cod numbers dwindle Almost one-third of mortgage holders are at risk of mortgage stress – worse than at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2023 CEO grilled at fiery inquiry – as it happened This blog is now closed.
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 27, 2023 An Aussie Airline Has Finally Launched A Way To Properly Track Luggage So Thank The Sky Gods Virgin Australia looks primed and ready to unleash their new bag-tracking app into the world as soon as August 28.
Fortune · Aug 25, 2023 Airline rewards staff with a bonus worth more than $7,000 after posting a record profit - and even its customers can cash in Up to 21,000 pilots, cabin crew, engineers, and head office staff at Qantas Airways are set to receive around $219 million as a thank-you bonus.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2023 Labor running ‘protection racket’ for Qantas by blocking extra Qatar airways flights, opposition claims Peter Dutton tells Today show the price of flights is ‘astronomical’ and competition with Qantas would bring downward pressure on prices
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023 Grattan on Friday: the Albanese government has questions to answer on competition The Albanese government this week announced a review of competition policy. At the same time, it is not able to convincingly explain its decision to refuse Qatar Airways’ bid to expand its flights to Australia.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023 Qantas record profit: delight for shareholders, distrust and derision from customers The company has achieved an eye-watering annual profit – but at the expense of soaring ticket prices, record complaints and plummeting trust
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 24, 2023 We Figured Out How Coles And Qantas Made Record Profits This Year & Honestly We Hate It Making this much money during a cost of living crisis honestly feels like chomping on a sour lemon.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023 Afternoon Update: Qantas posts record profit; Malka Leifer sentenced to 15 years; and Republicans feud over Trump Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023 Qantas delivers record $2.47bn profit on back of soaring demand and high ticket prices CEO Alan Joyce hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ for airline whose results were a stark change from a year earlier, when it fell to a $1.86bn loss
The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023 Australian Senate summons Qantas CEO to appear before cost-of-living inquiry Qantas boss Alan Joyce called before Australian Senate inquiry to explain high ticket prices and controversial travel credit scheme