It is blatantly obvious that the Execs want to take the Rat offshore and avoid paying Oz tax, Oz workers etc etc.
What they don't realise (or care) is they cannot be the Oz iconic brand and do what they are planning.
Somehow they have to get this message, although I suspect that will only happen when they are abandoned en masse by the travelling public when it happens.
The vultures are already circling and just waiting for the right time to move and expect Singapore to be upfront and centre very soon and Southern China not far behind.
The staff are just pawns in this game and largely powerless, save that they have little to lose at this time.