What about this spin ?
He wants to slash 1000 jobs from the mainland, and venture into two new projects, one a low-cost offshoot based in Japan and another ''premium service'' based in south-east Asia.
The mainland???? Why not call it Australia? You know the place where Qantas was founded and the place it is supposed (according to the Qantas Sale Act) be based. Since when was it referred to as the mainland? Does this exclude Tasmania or something?
No we mustn't put "Australia" in the same sentence as "slash 1000 jobs from".
Too much negative connotation in that line.Wouldn't fit in with the "What a great little new Aussie is Alan Joyce" tone of this paid QF management advertisement would it.
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