Qantas, the ‘Spirit of Disappointment’ Takes Out Choice’s Annual Shonky Award
Publicity-wise, it’s hard to imagine it getting much worse than what Qantas has copped this…More
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Qantas Might Be Profiting, But Its Staff Are Barely Getting By
With the business making money and Alan Joyce cashing in, it’s time to return some…More
Chicken Soup For The Aussie Soul
This year seems like a particularly bad time to be an Australian. The press is…More
Qantas Bans Second Passenger Over Tarmac Tamil Protest
A second passenger involved in a refugee protest on a Qantas flight has been handed…More
Why Airlines Are Caught In An Arms Race
Businesses fail. That’s how capitalism works. But sometimes, particularly when powerful and concentrated lobbyists can…More
Who's Protected By Unfair Dismissal Laws?
It is always bemusing to hear right wing commentators like Gerard Henderson complain about the…More
A Naked Conflict Between Profits And Wages
"The enigma of trade is that it can make a whole country richer and yet…More
Mining Boom Blasts Jobs
It was a devastating blow for the Illawarra. The closing of blast furnace 6 at…More
The Mystery of Flight 72
This week’s blogwatch sets out to probe the mysterious in-flight incident which befell Qantas Flight…More
Who's Flying this Plane?
On Monday Qantas Chairman Leigh Clifford announced that Alan Joyce would replace Geoff Dixon as…More