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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2024, 02:47
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Adjourned until 2:15 pm Sydney time.

Adjourned until 2:15 pm Sydney time.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2024, 01:37
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

...and back on now.

...and back on now.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2024, 01:27
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

...and adjourned again for a while.

...and adjourned again for a while.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2024, 01:10
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

...but resumed now and being broadcast on Youtube.

...but resumed now and being broadcast on Youtube.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th May 2024, 00:56
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Adjourned until later this afternoon.

Adjourned until later this afternoon.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th May 2024, 23:45
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

TWU v Qantas hearing in the Federal Court today,...

TWU v Qantas hearing in the Federal Court today, due to start at 10:15 Sydney time. Listed to be broadcast on Youtube. Details here...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2024, 08:10
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Senator McKenzie is bailing up the Minister...

Senator McKenzie is bailing up the Minister representing, on the issue of Mr Joyce AC, in Estimates now.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Feb 2024, 03:08
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

As always, it depends on the principle politics.

As always, it depends on the principle politics.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Feb 2024, 21:37
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

The Senate could, of course, resolve to establish...

The Senate could, of course, resolve to establish another Select Committee with new Terms of Reference.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Feb 2024, 06:13
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Try as I might, I can't hear the strident voices...

Try as I might, I can't hear the strident voices of certain Senators calling for Mr Joyce AC to front the Senate Committee. Am I going deaf?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Feb 2024, 22:30
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

I won't be betting folding on him being compelled...

I won't be betting folding on him being compelled to front any Senate inquiry, but would be happy to be proved wrong.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Jan 2024, 20:02
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Andrew McGinnes (Qantas group executive for...

Andrew McGinnes (Qantas group executive for corporate affairs) has announced his resignation.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2023, 06:52
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Ah yes, but the Shinkansen is connected to a...

Ah yes, but the Shinkansen is connected to a capital city of a first world aviation nation. In Australia, the control tower at the only airport in the capital city is NOTAMed closed so that the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Nov 2023, 22:47
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Ah yes, the thrice-daily train service to...

Ah yes, the thrice-daily train service to Canberra known as the '****-Can-Zen'.

5 hours each way would be character building.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Nov 2023, 05:44
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Not the consumers’ problem. The consumer can...

Not the consumers’ problem. The consumer can elect for a full refund from the trust or accept an alternative offered by the carrier. The least best placed person to understand and manage the risks...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2023, 09:02
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Well, even if there hasn’t, it doesn’t mean in...

Well, even if there hasn’t, it doesn’t mean in cannot happen. And I reckon you’d agree with me: The outcome would be vastly different behaviour on the part of the airlines.

And, just to be clear:...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2023, 01:46
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

No maccas and when I purchased my current car I...

No maccas and when I purchased my current car I paid for it when I picked it up.

90% of the commerce in which I choose to participate involves me paying after the goods or services have been...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2023, 09:22
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Great! So nothing would change if those...

Great!

So nothing would change if those payments in advance were received and held by someone else until the service is provided? That would relieve airlines of the terrible burden of having to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2023, 08:56
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

I'm not arguing with you, Pinky. I was just...

I'm not arguing with you, Pinky. I was just speculating about what value of what Qantas assets were being plucked out of whose arse to produce $20billion. "Goodwill" is one of those wonderful...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2023, 06:45
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Goodwill.

Goodwill.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2023, 02:58
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

There’s a better way to cut the Gordian Knot here...

There’s a better way to cut the Gordian Knot here than a “European-style compensation system”: Any ‘up front’ payments for airfares go into a trust fund that is not accessible to or controlled by the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Oct 2023, 23:34
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

I coincidentally stumbled across this video...

I coincidentally stumbled across this video presentation which neatly summarises why organisations turn toxic. We can safely assume who'd be nominated as 'the biggest asshole' in the Qantas...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Oct 2023, 20:23
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Just goes to show how normalised the deviation is...

Just goes to show how normalised the deviation is at the top of the Federal public sector and government. They seem seriously to believe that merely declaring the acceptance of the largesse makes the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Oct 2023, 00:14
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Ah. Yes: That would be bog standard corruption,...

Ah. Yes: That would be bog standard corruption, at least in NSW.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Oct 2023, 22:15
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

But they're already entitled to taxpayer-funded...

But they're already entitled to taxpayer-funded Business Class / First Class travel, aren't they? What are the circumstances of the upgrades to which you refer?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Oct 2023, 10:15
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Here’s what the NSW ICAC says:What would a...

Here’s what the NSW ICAC says:What would a reasonable member of the community perceive as Qantas’s intention in offering Chairman’s Lounge largess to politicians and senior public officials, and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
18th Oct 2023, 06:23
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

...and please remove all of the apostrophes...

...and please remove all of the apostrophes because all five are wrongly used, then insert one in the only place one should have been used.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Oct 2023, 02:42
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Now that is interesting. Just so I...

Now that is interesting.

Just so I understand - I'm a gumby at interpreting financial reports - does that mean Loyalty makes more profit as a dollar figure than does J*? [/color]
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Oct 2023, 02:11
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

If you were a Chairman's Lounge member, you'd...

If you were a Chairman's Lounge member, you'd know.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Oct 2023, 22:25
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

Presumably Goyder is hanging around so that he...

Presumably Goyder is hanging around so that he can go on a swansong tour to give staff (and contractors) a chance to show their gratitude and respect. What could possibly go wrong?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2023, 23:09
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

As I've said before, I don't blame Qantas for...

As I've said before, I don't blame Qantas for offering the largesse. The problem is the normalised deviation of politicians and public officials who think it's OK to accept it.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2023, 22:42
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

The Senate can order these people to appear again...

The Senate can order these people to appear again and provide answers, and they can be held in contempt (and gaoled) if they fail to comply. I'll bet that doesn't happen.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
8th Oct 2023, 05:34
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

And I ask again: What did Aston say about...

And I ask again: What did Aston say about Qantas that wasn't justified?

The story appears to be a lot of mud slinging for which the author was presumably paid. Describing Aston as a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Oct 2023, 05:02
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

If his frank and fearless articles were the...

If his frank and fearless articles were the product of having an axe to grind, bring on more axe grinders I say.

And BTW, what did he say that wasn't justifiable?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Oct 2023, 04:22
Replies: 987
Views: 340,634
Posted By Lead Balloon

And because of the corporate watchpuppy and the...

And because of the corporate watchpuppy and the captured politicians and officials and....
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