Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to . This week Qantas sacked 2,000 workers, bringing the total jobs lost by the national carrier to 8,500. Why is the minister for transport congratulating himself and using marketing slogans when 8,500 Qantas workers have lost their jobs this year alone? If the purpose of JobKeeper was to keep employees connected to their employer, why has the government allowed Qantas to claim taxpayer money and then sack thousands of workers, some of whom are in the gallery today?

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