Why a referendum on a Joyce to parliament would fail
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Why a referendum on a Joyce to parliament would fail

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has become a major drag on a prime ministership with alarming parallels to Qantas flights.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness

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Waiting for a Sydney bus that will never come? I’m blaming Alan Joyce

Waiting for a Sydney bus that will never come? I’m blaming Alan Joyce

Public transport is now a hot mess of passenger dissatisfaction,fuelled by crony-infested outsourcing and profit-hungry notions. How did we get here?

  • byMalcolm Knox
Alan Joyce should depart Qantas now,before he does more brand damage
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Alan Joyce should depart Qantas now,before he does more brand damage

It’s often said that a company board’s most important job is to appoint a CEO. However,an equally important,and more difficult decision is when to end a CEO’s tenure.

  • byAnne Hyland
Qantas ‘ghost flights’ allegations leave airline with some explaining to do
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Qantas ‘ghost flights’ allegations leave airline with some explaining to do

The consumer watchdog’s allegations that Qantas sold tickets to flights that it had already cancelled are a body blow for the Qantas brand and pose serious credibility issues for outgoing CEO Alan Joyce.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Liberals must stop playing on fear ahead of referendum

Liberals must stop playing on fear ahead of referendum

What have the Liberal Party done to improve the life of Indigenous Australians?

Why Qantas is a protected corporate species
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Why Qantas is a protected corporate species

Alan Joyce is no stranger to being eviscerated for the greater good (profit),but the government is struggling to explain why it denied Australians more overseas flights.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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By protecting Qantas,the government backs corporations over consumers
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By protecting Qantas,the government backs corporations over consumers

When most Australians are struggling to pay their bills,government intervention to protect a company making record profits does not appear to be in the interests of the people.

  • byAllan Fels
Virgin boss rubbishes Joyce’s Qatar claims while PM defends transport minister

Virgin boss rubbishes Joyce’s Qatar claims while PM defends transport minister

The airline’s chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says adding more seats will push down sky-high overseas airfares – increasing demand for international travel.

  • byJessica Yun
Qantas boss in fierce firefight as inquiry turns into inquisition
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Qantas boss in fierce firefight as inquiry turns into inquisition

A Senate inquiry’s grilling of outgoing Qantas boss Alan Joyce was far more heated than the standard parliamentary questioning that many CEOs often endure.

  • byClancy Yeates
Qantas boss defends $2.47b profit,backs Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas boss defends $2.47b profit,backs Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas boss Alan Joyce faced nearly two hours of relentless questioning over his airline’s relationship with the government and role in the cost of living crisis.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Qantas won’t have to pay back government $2.7b:Chalmers

Qantas won’t have to pay back government $2.7b:Chalmers

Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry says repayments are a matter for Alan Joyce and his conscience,but the Qantas boss says taxpayer subsidies will be recouped through tax on profits.

  • byAndrew Brown