all this conjecture is nonsense.
Qantas is in serious trouble and AJ is one of the few managers that can fix it.
If the board had an issue with him they could have removed him by now. Apparently, that is not the case.
The sooner QF employees realize this the better it is. Passengers dont care about the bickering, noise and the back and forth. At the end of the day the booking decision is based on either price or service - QF provides neither.