Romulus.
It's like the baggage handlers at Sydney International.
Five years ago, every other airline was giving Qantas a leg up.
QF was earning coin from turning around every other carriers aircraft. In between loading customer airlines they would load & unload QF aircraft. In effect the cost of employing Qantas staff was heavily subsidised.
Roll forward to present day. QF staff only turn around Air Canada, JAL, China Air Air Calin, Air NG & LAN Chile. It's got to the point where employing full time staff is not viable as they are sitting idle between jobs no longer being subsidised by contract work.
Five years ago the company was making money. Now they aren't. I'd say the current strategy isn't working.