Alan Joyce to leave Qantas after tumultuous week to make room for 'renewal' (www.abc.net.au)

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Alternative title: Gutless worm flees the mess he made, having extracted the maximum personal wealth he could at the expense of staff, customers, and the public

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Qantas was the national carrier until it was privatised in 1992. Much as we like to romanticise Qantas as a symbol of Australia, it is just another large corporation and profits at all costs will always win.

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