Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christinamio with the
Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. Hundreds of Quantus back office roles could
Speaker 1: be moved offshore as the airline scrambles to save on costs.
Speaker 1: Quantus is in talks with the technology and management consulting
Speaker 1: company Accentua to outsource finance, marketing and human resources roles,
Speaker 1: among others, to India. A Quantus spokesperson confirmed discussions are underway,
Speaker 1: but said quote no decisions have been made. The airline
Speaker 1: spokesperson also said Quantus is exploring ways to accelerate its
Speaker 1: use of artificial intelligence and technology. A technology hub employing
Speaker 1: four hundred people will open in Adelaide next month. Acting
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Richard Miles says concern over the downturn in
Speaker 1: Australia's property market has been overplayed, reiterating the Labour government's
Speaker 1: property tax shakeup is helping more young people get onto
Speaker 1: the property ladder.
Speaker 2: Well, there's a lot of factors which go into people's
Speaker 2: interest in purchasing houses, and interest rate rises one of them.
Speaker 2: But I think what we'll see over longer term is
Speaker 2: growth in housing, but it will be sustainable growth.
Speaker 1: We told you all about the Albanese government's long term
Speaker 1: plan for Australia's housing market in today's episode of The Front.
Speaker 1: You can find it right before this episode in your feed.
Speaker 1: Victoria's new Premier Ben Carroll is bracing for the release
Speaker 1: of a bombshell anti corruption report into the state labor
Speaker 1: parties interactions with the United Firefighters Union. The Independent Broad
Speaker 1: Based Anti Corruption Commission or IBACK said in a statement
Speaker 1: it'll send the results of Operation Richmond to Parliament on Wednesday.
Speaker 1: The year's long investigation has been shrouded in secrecy since
Speaker 1: it was triggered by a complaint from a senior labour
Speaker 1: figure in twenty eighteen. Operation Richmond probed the negotiations carried
Speaker 1: out in twenty sixteen between the Labor government led by
Speaker 1: then Premier Dan Andrews and the United Firefighters Union over
Speaker 1: pay and conditions. Australian cinemas have seen their second biggest
Speaker 1: weekend in history, with Blockbusters, Spiderman, Brand New Day and
Speaker 1: The Odyssey driving almost forty million dollars in ticket sales.
Speaker 1: The biggest ever day for the Australian box office came
Speaker 1: back in twenty nineteen when fans flocked to see Avengers endgame.
Speaker 1: Check out those stories live right now at the Australian
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