Pardon my cynicism, but a piece from Jakethemuss' post from the AFR above caught my eye.
Qantas - already courting controversy with plans to move 3000 maintenance jobs offshore, also dependent on the Work Choices changes - is seeking to cut $3 billion in costs by 2008 as it battles intense competition and high fuel prices.
Is that intense competition coming from Australian and Jetstar? That battle with high fuel prices must be a doozey too, even if it is one-sided. No mention about the biggest battles Qantas has: maintaining firm government support, keeping viable competitors out of its marketplace and retaining a stranglehold on terminal space and landing slots for as long as possible, while holding the lid down on employee dissent. The story makes it sound as though Qantas is the victim. Sigh!