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Virgin unions join together for strong attack on Bain
| 20 Comments on Virgin unions join together for strong attack on BainVirgin’s relationship with unions appears to have broken down after eight organisations joined together to issue a strongly-worded rebuke of the airline’s new owner Bain. The unions, including the TWU and AFAP, said they were “concerned over the direction Virgin is taking” and appeared to suggest they are worried more staff cuts are coming because
Read moreRex closes in on $150m to fly Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane
| 21 Comments on Rex closes in on $150m to fly Sydney-Melbourne-BrisbaneRex has revealed it’s in advanced negotiations with an APAC investment firm to secure $150 million so it can fly between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Read moreSA confirms it will open to NSW on Thursday
/South Australia will finally allow NSW residents to enter the state without quarantine on Thursday, after NSW recorded no mysterious COVID-19 cases.
Read moreAir New Zealand returns to 90% domestic schedule
/Air New Zealand will operate 90 per cent of its pre-COVID-19 domestic schedule for the upcoming school holidays, as it bounces back from the second wave.
Read moreGovernment paid 10 times true value for Western Sydney land
/ | 2 Comments on Government paid 10 times true value for Western Sydney landThe federal government paid a dairy farm operator 22 times more per hectare for land next to Western Sydney Airport than its state counterpart NSW did.
Read moreDnata to make 1,000 employees redundant
/ | 8 Comments on Dnata to make 1,000 employees redundantThe TWU has claimed dnata is set to make 1,000 workers redundant – many of whom have been unable to claim JobKeeper because the catering company is ineligible.
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