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Qantas Airways boss Alan Joyce had a pay rise to almost $2 million in the past financial year, while thousands of staff were cut due to the effect of COVID-19.

Fully vaccinated returning travellers and air crew will be able to quarantine at home in NSW as part of a national push to replace reliance on repurposed hotels.

The head of hospitality giant Crown Resorts has vowed to take a more “proactive” stance on COVID-19 vaccinations, considering a mandatory vaccination policy for staff and guests.

A Qantas plan to resume flights between Australia and Japan has been grounded after the competition watchdog said it would reduce competition.

Virgin has joined Qantas in pushing for mandatory vaccination of its frontline workforce by mid-November, with office-based staff given until March 2022.

Qantas is hoping to resume international flights to COVID-safe destinations by December, with other routes to restart in April 2022.

Some operations at Fortescue Metals Group's Cloudbreak mine have been suspended and Qantas has cancelled flights after a mine worker returned a weak COVID-positive result.

Qantas is temporarily standing down about 2,500 employees despite the federal government yesterday announcing extra support for airlines.

Qantas Airways is set to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all international travellers when Australia's borders reopen.

Laws to ban serious criminals from accessing secure areas at airports and seaports have passed both houses of parliament.

Airline Regional Express has forecast a full-year loss of $15 million due to Victoria's coronavirus outbreak.

Westpac chief executive Peter King wants the corporate sector to be allowed to step in and help Australia's flagging vaccine rollout.

Qantas could soon offer frequent flyer points and other incentives to Australians who get the coronavirus vaccine.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says Australia's vaccine rollout feels like it's moving slower than it should and higher rates of take up may allow borders to open by the end of the year.

More cheap flights could be on the way if Australians snap up the remaining 137,000 cut-price fares.

Qantas has delayed its planned resumption of international flights until late December after the federal budget revised forecasts for overseas travel.

Australia's competition watchdog is opposing a Qantas plan to resume flights between Australia and Japan.

Australia's major airlines have taken precarious steps towards ramping up operations, with Virgin targeting a return to 80 per cent of its pre-pandemic domestic capacity by June.

Qantas and regional Rex Airlines know JobKeeper will end this month, but have argued for further handouts to see them through COVID uncertainty.

Government research organisation ANSTO, Qantas and Perth Children's Hospital have synced their operations to bring a dose of Iodine 123 from Japan to the hospital today.

A correction is surely coming as the stock market moves further out of touch with the real economy.

Unions will launch High Court action against Qantas over allegations the airline manipulated rosters to pocket some of its wage subsidy payments.

The state government has announced a $19.8 million initiative to cap regional airfares for residents, if re-elected.

Qantas has brought forward international ticket sales for destinations including the US and UK despite growing coronavirus rates overseas.

Most Australians can come together at Christmas after a difficult 2020, but thousands will be in quarantine or stuck overseas.

Jetstar will restart direct flights between Melbourne and Margaret River in March, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic had iced the route.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce expects international travel to pick up mid-next year after a coronavirus vaccine has been distributed to a significant number of people.

Qantas insists safety won't be compromised by its plan to outsource about 2,000 positions, having rejected an in-house bid to save jobs at the COVID-battered airline.

Businesses are ready for a shift to a more positive mindset, and investors are sensing the change.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce is demanding action on climate change, industrial relations and red tape as Australia recovers from the coronavirus recession.

Qantas has suffered a $100 million hit to its first quarter earnings after several states closed their borders in July in response to Victoria's coronavirus outbreak.

Virgin Australia boss Paul Scurrah will step down within weeks once the airline's sale to US private equity group Bain Capital is completed.

Qantas and Jetstar have won a Federal Court case launched by a union after ordering aircraft engineers to stop work without pay amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The state government has today announced millions of dollars in support for local tourism operators as critics have continued calls for WA to reopen its domestic border.

Qantas is ending a 30-year sponsorship with Rugby Australia as the airline continues to tighten its purse strings in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia's top competition body will closely scrutinise the domestic flight market as restrictions have led the nation's major airlines to consider strategic overhauls.

Qantas is considering moving and downsizing its offices and aviation facilities within Australia as part of continued efforts to cut costs amid the pandemic.

TWU national secretary Michael Kaine has slammed Qantas' decision to shed 2,500 workers following reports the airline considered cutting the jobs as early as 2010.

Qantas is facing calls to repay millions of dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded subsidies as it cuts loose another 2,400 workers.

Qantas is planning to cut up to 2,500 more workers at airports across Australia, adding to the 6,000 employees already leaving the airline.