The CEO of airline Qantas is stepping down with a $24 million golden handshake, with one politician calling it the 'swindle of the century'

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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce speaking.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced he's stepping down on Monday, two months earlier than his departure date.

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Regulators want to fine Qantas 'hundreds of millions of dollars' for selling tickets for thousands of already-cancelled flights

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A Qantas 787 Dreamliner
A Qantas 787 Dreamliner.

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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time

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Two Australian Air Force PC-21s and a US Air Force AC-130J over the Newcastle region during Exercise Teak Action in July.

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The CEO of a bank in Australia is getting slammed for ordering staff back to the office not for productivity — but for 'mental health'

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Business people walking in lobby.
There's a furious debate about the future of work as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A top realtor got fired after trash-talking tenants on social media, reports say

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The realtor worked in Brisbane, Australia.

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I visited Costco in Sydney while vacationing in Australia and was amazed at the fresh meats and the bulk quantities that were massive even by US standards

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The exterior of the Costco in Sydney Australia
Costco has 14 locations in Australia.

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Instead of calling the cops, a business owner offered a job to the teenager who tried to break into his store

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Custom Cabinets operates in Katherine, Australia.

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A team of engineers turned a Toyota Land Cruiser into an EV and drove it underwater for 4 miles

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The car as it is about to set off on its journey across the Darwin Harbour
The 1978 Toyota was turned into an EV for the stunt in Darwin, Australia.

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A WFH employee in Australia is hitting out at her ex-employer after it tracked how much she was typing — and then fired her

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Employee monitoring appears to be on the rise.

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A mystery 300-mile wide formation lurking beneath Australia may be the largest asteroid impact crater on Earth

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An artist's impression of what an asteroid impact on Earth would look like.

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