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Qantas faces a high-profile verdict in the High Court over its decision to stand down 1700 ground staff in 2020.

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[–] Railison@aussie.zone 17 points 1 year ago

So HC judges are all members. What about judges of the lower courts—the ones that ruled against Qantas?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 13 points 1 year ago

Which makes the Qantas club 21st-century Australia’s equivalent of the Freemasons

[–] fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Clean house. All board members and exclusive lounge-members to be expunged. No more fancy lounges.

[–] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I gotta ask, is it some kind of pun on C-word?

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 4 points 1 year ago

No?

Its about an entire segment of our legal system being members of a airlines elite club when theyre set to oversee s large case against them.

[–] theduncan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anyone who didn't know they were all members is an idiot.