Qantas fined $90m for illegally sacking ground staff as judge describes airline as ‘the wrong kind of sorry’

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Qantas fined $90m for illegally sacking ground staff as judge describes airline as ‘the wrong kind of sorry’

theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/18/qantas-fine-90m-illegally-sacking-ground-staff-transport-workers-union-covid-federal-court

Lawyer for Transport Workers’ Union calls record penalty the ‘darkest day’ in airline’s 105-year history
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Qantas has been fined a record $90m for illegally firing 1,820…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-08-18 04:30:00.