Now I am getting confused.
It is deliberately confusing.
This smoke and mirrors operation is structured in such a disingenuous manner. Foreign national, foreign-based cabin crew are utilised on these so called 'tag' flights as a way to get around inconvenient and costly Australian industrial legislation, taxation and superannuation requirements. Moreover, these crew are very highly utilised as they come with a much lower cost, work longer duty periods and have much higher productivity than an Aussie-based flight attendant.
They are also more compliant and easier to control; without any pesky unions to represent them, or employee-friendly legislation in their countries of origin.
It is not uncommon for these hard working, exploited Singaporean and Thai nationals to be on the road for more than 21 days before returning, exhausted, to their homes and families for a couple of days off.
The domestic 'tag' flights in question are not really a continuation of international flights at all.
They are stand-alone domestic sectors operated by foreign nationals in murky discord with the intent of Australian law.
These flights include:
JQ 57/58 DRW - CNS
JQ 81/82 DRW - BNE
JQ 73/74, 75/76 DRW - SYD
JQ 61/62 DRW - MEL
An example of a domestic flight that does comply with the spirit of an international tag would include United Airlines 839 from SYD - MEL. This flight is a true continuation of the UA 839 service from LAX, staffed by US-based flight attendants, carrying passengers that have all originated in the US.
I sincerely hope the Senate Inquiry shines the light again this week on these shady practices.
PG