If you wonder why QF have grounded just about all international ops, look at what the Aus Govt actually allows before you go claiming there’s a conspiracy against QF. The border is effectively closed to all, including Australians.
The state governments control the numbers into the respective capitals, not the feds!
A limited number of operational airframes and crew will make jack%$# difference to the long term viability of the airline. In fact, it's dawning on the geniuses that their calculators have malfunctioned in working out the best "cash burn rate" moving forward.
Qantas management has chosen the path and used the smokescreen of government policy to hide what is now slowly proving to be some very dumb and costly decisions.