Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the fact that wholly owned Qantas subsidiary Jetstar will utilise AWAs in its international services later this year, with remuneration between $41,000 and $46,000 for cabin crews. Has the Prime Minister seen the comment by Jetstar CEO, Mr Alan Joyce, that most people would regard that ‘as a phenomenal salary’? Isn’t it the case that this so-called ‘phenomenal salary’ will see Jetstar international cabin crew paid between 20 and 30 per cent less than comparable Qantas crew? Prime Minister, isn’t this just starting your wages race to the bottom from Jetstar to Qantas?

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