Justice Lee looks ‘through a glass darkly’ at Qantas claims of culture change
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Justice Lee looks ‘through a glass darkly’ at Qantas claims of culture change

The question of whether Qantas has actually changed, almost two years after the sudden departure of divisive former boss Alan Joyce, hung heavy over the judgment that saw the airline fined $90 million in penalties yesterday for illegally outsourcing 1,820 staff under the cover of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure took the total redress for the life-shattering cuts to $210 million. Compensation of $120 million was ordered by Federal Court Justice Michael Lee last year. That’s on top of the $100 million that Qantas was fined after being caught by the competition regulator for the selling of so-called ghost flights: available to book online but already cancelled by the airline. As he pondered the airline’s behaviour and whether there was any true “contrition” in its growing number of apologies for its behaviour, Lee was scathing, dismissing Qantas’s pangs...
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Anuvu looks to HEO to upgrade inflight Wi-Fi
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Anuvu looks to HEO to upgrade inflight Wi-Fi

Top Stories Tamfitronics Anuvu says the HEO satellites would provide LEO-like coverage at speeds much faster than GEO. Credit: AnuvuTAMPA, Fla. — Anuvu is looking to rise above geostationary satellite delays with plans for 16 spacecraft in highly elliptical orbit (HEO), which would turbocharge broadband speeds for airlines using polar routes to shorten flight times.The U.S. mobile connectivity specialist announced a partnership last week with D-Orbit USA, a newly founded subsidiary of Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, to study the design of a HEO network in a brief news release.It is the first project D-Orbit has announced in the United States for a business developing a satellite bus by repurposing the group’s ION orbital transfer vehicle, which can accommodate payloads of up to 200 kilograms with several hundred watts of power.D-Orbit was also among the...
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Meet the 35-Year-Old Man Who Looks Less Than Half His Age
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Meet the 35-Year-Old Man Who Looks Less Than Half His Age

Lifestyle By Spooky on July 9th, 2024 Category: News 35-year-old Brandon Miles May has been making a name for himself in the online anti-aging community because of his unusually youthful looks which he attributes to a healthy, balanced lifestyle.Looking at Brandon Miles May for the first time, you’d probably mistake him for a teenager, but he is 35 years old. We’ve seen such shocking discrepancies between age and appearance before, but it was usually due to some rare hormonal disorder. In Brandon’s case, he never mentioned such a condition in any of his TikTok videos, instead attributing his incredibly youthful looks to his anti-aging regimen, which includes a balanced diet, minimal sun exposure, and at least eight hours of sleep per night.“When...
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‘I even own performed my responsibility’: PM Lee seems motivate on 40 years in politics in his closing main speech, Singapore Recordsdata
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‘I even own performed my responsibility’: PM Lee seems motivate on 40 years in politics in his closing main speech, Singapore Recordsdata

Politics tamfitronics In his closing May perhaps perhaps Day Rally speech at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Wednesday (May perhaps perhaps 1), Top Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked Singaporeans, fellow Ministers, Members of Parliament and union leaders for his or her trust, self belief and crimson meat up all the map by his time serving Singapore."It has been my sizable honour to own served you, including as your PM," mentioned Lee, who also shared that this is his fortieth one year in politics."I even own strived to lead you and to govern Singapore in the map you deserve, to mobilise Singaporeans to conceal what we can form collectively."Addressing a crowd of over 1,700 other folks including unionists from the Nationwide Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Lee, 72, mentioned that he has also willing a leadership team...
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