Senate Inquiry, Hearing Program 4th Nov 2011
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Wonder what PC does at board meetings? Pisses himself laughing at how much he gets paid to do so little. Where is the loyalty to Australia now ?? Everything has it's price doesn't it.
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We the shareholder laud Alan for the splendid work and stellar performance he displayed in the Senate. Everyone was against him, it would seem that nobody likes a winner? It seems that because Alan is Irish the Senators and public want to cut him down? Tall poppy syndrome is obvious.
No matter how hard the Senators try, the public, the government and the unions - you will not remove Alan nor the board from their posts. Let's face it, a half billion dollar profit and you all think Alan is a bad CEO? How absurd.
Australia needs Qantas, for sure, but Qantas needs Alan.
Try as you may you won't roll Alan. We the shareholder are very pleased with out leader, and Qantas is to powerful to be undermined by a handful of union members. Any airline who can puppeteer the government, regulator, public, and media will reign triumphant. You must start to listen to the man, yes, when Alan talks you should listen. Trust is earned not bought, and Alan has truly earned your trust, he implied that himself. Give the man a chance, he has feelings you know, he is also human and has emotions, a life, a 'partner' so give the man a chance. Embrace the man and his ideologies, think outside the square, don't fight us join us. Life is too short to see management and unions squabble over payrises, work conditions, job security, folly such as that. Give the man a go, I implore you.
No matter how hard the Senators try, the public, the government and the unions - you will not remove Alan nor the board from their posts. Let's face it, a half billion dollar profit and you all think Alan is a bad CEO? How absurd.
Australia needs Qantas, for sure, but Qantas needs Alan.
Try as you may you won't roll Alan. We the shareholder are very pleased with out leader, and Qantas is to powerful to be undermined by a handful of union members. Any airline who can puppeteer the government, regulator, public, and media will reign triumphant. You must start to listen to the man, yes, when Alan talks you should listen. Trust is earned not bought, and Alan has truly earned your trust, he implied that himself. Give the man a chance, he has feelings you know, he is also human and has emotions, a life, a 'partner' so give the man a chance. Embrace the man and his ideologies, think outside the square, don't fight us join us. Life is too short to see management and unions squabble over payrises, work conditions, job security, folly such as that. Give the man a go, I implore you.
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I note with interest your age, that would put you as a F/O or young Skipper during 89, so did your ill judgement match mine, going OS for seven years, or did you stay home and help em out?
As I've stated before, I'm not a pilot and not airline, but a very interested observer.
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Oh did I laugh when spotter Ken was called out!
Probably the same guy who tells me at an airshow what my aircraft was doing 20 years ago. Thanks mate but I was in high school....
As someone who aspired to slide across into the Q a few years ago all I can say is that the slow demise has been disappointing to watch. Hopefully those with the right info and contacts can get sufficiently heard to bring about some meaningful results.
Good luck Qantas workers.
Probably the same guy who tells me at an airshow what my aircraft was doing 20 years ago. Thanks mate but I was in high school....
As someone who aspired to slide across into the Q a few years ago all I can say is that the slow demise has been disappointing to watch. Hopefully those with the right info and contacts can get sufficiently heard to bring about some meaningful results.
Good luck Qantas workers.
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Thank you for the video's Breakfast.
How I enjoyed watching the scum getting red faced, flashing some shocking teeth and being completely humiliated has made the final closing of 2011 a ripper.
How I enjoyed watching the scum getting red faced, flashing some shocking teeth and being completely humiliated has made the final closing of 2011 a ripper.
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Well all this kerfluffle proves is that there is now a Joyce dumber than Barnaby!!
PS for $5million dollars I'd be looking at getting elocution lessons and paying a dentist to fix my Billy-Bob Hill-Billy teeth!
PS for $5million dollars I'd be looking at getting elocution lessons and paying a dentist to fix my Billy-Bob Hill-Billy teeth!
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More Video's
I don't have any material from the afternoon session. If anyone has a recording of the afternoon session, please keep it and PM me so we can get it posted up.
Still calling for video material via anonymous file sharing.
The transcripts will also be posted in time on the committee website.
Still calling for video material via anonymous file sharing.
The transcripts will also be posted in time on the committee website.
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Yeah, well I trust Joyce...............to lie again
Funny thing happened to me the other night, an old mate rang me up, has stuff all interest in aviation, and he began to quiz me over this whole sorry saga....
I was explaining to him years ago about...something...I forget precisely, it matters not, what stuck in my mind he pulled out the 'Glorified Bus Drivers' line
So I was somewhat intrigued when he called in the middle of dinner (I had to ring him back) and began asking about QF.
"Economic & industrial terrorism" was his phrase.....I found it was impossible to disagree.....
I was delighted that he had picked up on items such as how come it is illegal for unions to call snap work stoppages, even locally, whilst those that run the company can call (what amounts to the same) snap work stoppages globally, and blackmail the government.
He is in fact the same once very very Liberal supported who, after being shafted by Howards work choices has and will NEVER vote Liberal ever again.....Chalk another one up for Kattter
Anyway it was pleasing to see one so disinterested previously, take on an interest now, naturally I relayed to him, so that he could disperse to his friends and colleagues all manner of interesting items not widely or not reported at all in the main stream media.
He also had no idea of the chairmans lounge, he now understands who the members are
Righto! off to commit aviation on this lovely Saturday morning
Funny thing happened to me the other night, an old mate rang me up, has stuff all interest in aviation, and he began to quiz me over this whole sorry saga....
I was explaining to him years ago about...something...I forget precisely, it matters not, what stuck in my mind he pulled out the 'Glorified Bus Drivers' line
So I was somewhat intrigued when he called in the middle of dinner (I had to ring him back) and began asking about QF.
"Economic & industrial terrorism" was his phrase.....I found it was impossible to disagree.....
I was delighted that he had picked up on items such as how come it is illegal for unions to call snap work stoppages, even locally, whilst those that run the company can call (what amounts to the same) snap work stoppages globally, and blackmail the government.
He is in fact the same once very very Liberal supported who, after being shafted by Howards work choices has and will NEVER vote Liberal ever again.....Chalk another one up for Kattter
Anyway it was pleasing to see one so disinterested previously, take on an interest now, naturally I relayed to him, so that he could disperse to his friends and colleagues all manner of interesting items not widely or not reported at all in the main stream media.
He also had no idea of the chairmans lounge, he now understands who the members are
Righto! off to commit aviation on this lovely Saturday morning
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Fliegenmong
I totally agree with your comments about The Liberals.
After hearing Senator Abetz's line of questioning and the contempt in his voice when questioning Steve Purvinas, I thought this shows the culture that is now endemic in The Liberal Party and I too will never vote again for this party.
I totally agree with your comments about The Liberals.
After hearing Senator Abetz's line of questioning and the contempt in his voice when questioning Steve Purvinas, I thought this shows the culture that is now endemic in The Liberal Party and I too will never vote again for this party.
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Totally Predictable
Well the good Senators have come and gone again posturing according to their political leanings and vanities, Alan headed home to keep doing what he is going to do to whatever it is the Qantas Group used to do, the cheap contractors bleated about how unfair it was that they were treated cheaply and the bureaucrats were predictably obfuscating.
Ah the Spirit of Australia - It's all bollocks.
Your going to get asianised whether you like it or not! In case you had not noticed we resemble any one of a number of South American states, a mine pit for foreigners, cheap wines and the usual predatory anglo-american investment plays. Meanwhile the real industries that made this country go down the gurglar and with them your future! Yep its all good.
Ah the Spirit of Australia - It's all bollocks.
Your going to get asianised whether you like it or not! In case you had not noticed we resemble any one of a number of South American states, a mine pit for foreigners, cheap wines and the usual predatory anglo-american investment plays. Meanwhile the real industries that made this country go down the gurglar and with them your future! Yep its all good.