Qantas faces potential $121 million fine as court questions remorse over illegal outsourcing

  • Qantas is confronting the possibility of a substantial financial penalty, with the Federal Court scrutinising the airline's expressions of remorse over the unlawful outsourcing of nearly 1,700 ground handling workers in 2020. In penalty hearings that began on Monday, Justice Michael Lee expressed scepticism of Qantas' contrition.