Qantas hit with record $58 million fine over illegal staff sackings
Monday, 18 August 2025 () Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways, was ordered by a federal court on Monday to pay a record fine of A$90 million ($58.6 million) for unlawfully dismissing 1,800 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the biggest penalty in the history of the nation’s labour laws. The ruling by Justice Michael Lee caps a lengthy legal […]