Aircraft ...I don't think that an interview with the head of AIPA or the FAAA constitutes or can be construed by QF as industrial action.
QF gives interviews all the time and as such it can be argued that in a country with free speech and supposedly free media that it has nothing at all to do with industrial action.
The interview is simply that and in the interest of balanced and realistic information people can make whatever they choose of the information that is supplied to the interviewer.
If there is going to be a dispute or fight then you want your point of view known before you start anything....public opinion is a powerful tool and QF uses it all the time