WEBVTT - Qantas looks to offshore roles to save on costs

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<v Speaker 1>Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christinamio with the

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<v Speaker 1>Front's afternoon headlines. Hundreds of Quantus back office roles could

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<v Speaker 1>be moved offshore as the airline scrambles to save on costs.

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<v Speaker 1>Quantus is in talks with the technology and management consulting

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<v Speaker 1>company Accentua to outsource finance, marketing and human resources roles,

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<v Speaker 1>among others, to India. A Quantus spokesperson confirmed discussions are underway,

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<v Speaker 1>but said quote no decisions have been made. The airline

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<v Speaker 1>spokesperson also said Quantus is exploring ways to accelerate its

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<v Speaker 1>use of artificial intelligence and technology. A technology hub employing

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<v Speaker 1>four hundred people will open in Adelaide next month. Acting

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister Richard Miles says concern over the downturn in

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<v Speaker 1>Australia's property market has been overplayed, reiterating the Labour government's

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<v Speaker 1>property tax shakeup is helping more young people get onto

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<v Speaker 1>the property ladder.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's a lot of factors which go into people's

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<v Speaker 2>interest in purchasing houses, and interest rate rises one of them.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think what we'll see over longer term is

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<v Speaker 2>growth in housing, but it will be sustainable growth.

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<v Speaker 1>We told you all about the Albanese government's long term

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<v Speaker 1>plan for Australia's housing market in today's episode of The Front.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find it right before this episode in your feed.

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<v Speaker 1>Victoria's new Premier Ben Carroll is bracing for the release

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<v Speaker 1>of a bombshell anti corruption report into the state labor

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<v Speaker 1>parties interactions with the United Firefighters Union. The Independent Broad

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<v Speaker 1>Based Anti Corruption Commission or IBACK said in a statement

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<v Speaker 1>it'll send the results of Operation Richmond to Parliament on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>The year's long investigation has been shrouded in secrecy since

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<v Speaker 1>it was triggered by a complaint from a senior labour

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<v Speaker 1>figure in twenty eighteen. Operation Richmond probed the negotiations carried

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<v Speaker 1>out in twenty sixteen between the Labor government led by

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<v Speaker 1>then Premier Dan Andrews and the United Firefighters Union over

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<v Speaker 1>pay and conditions. Australian cinemas have seen their second biggest

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<v Speaker 1>weekend in history, with Blockbusters, Spiderman, Brand New Day and

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<v Speaker 1>The Odyssey driving almost forty million dollars in ticket sales.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest ever day for the Australian box office came

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<v Speaker 1>back in twenty nineteen when fans flocked to see Avengers endgame.

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<v Speaker 1>Check out those stories live right now at the Australian

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<v Speaker 1>first thing in the morning.