“This is a company whose exploits have been laid bare. As we go into the AGM,we’ve got shareholders who are furious,the general public is furious,workers that are furious,because they’ve been hoodwinked by a company that previously they had,over generations,grown to trust. That trust has been ripped away.”
Labor Senator Tony Sheldon,who was part of the Senate inquiry into the Qatar decision and a former national secretary of TWU,was also at the press conference.
He accused Qantas of “operating like a crime gang” and called for Goyder to fast-track his retirement.
“When you operate like a crime gang,then you need to be held to account,not be approved to be given bonuses,and to turn around and be thrown in the clink,thrown out of the business,” he declared.
“Only a root and branch change in his company is going to make any difference in the travelling public and the workforce that relies on Qantas to be great again.”