Qantas, Alan Joyce’s personal play thing.

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Originally Posted by Max Tow

I'd argue the reverse. A corporation that unnecessarily gets involved in a finely balanced national debate such as this risks alienating substantial numbers of staff, shareholders and customers.

They don't care. That alienation is internal, and is rarely sufficient that a staff member resigns in protest, a shareholder sells his holding, or a customer actually puts their principles ahead of their pocket when push comes to shove. Sure there's grumbling, but that's all there is. The damage the companies are sh*t scared of is the reputational damage of defending themselves against the inevitable smear campaign.

Originally Posted by Beer Baron

While I know everyone likes a Qantas/Joyce pile-on, it’s worth noting that they are hardly out on their own here.

Majority of ASX 20 companies publicly support Voice

I rest my case.