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Even if Qantas is fined hundreds of millions it is likely to continue to take us for granted

  • Written by Mel Marquis, Deputy Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University
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As Qantas faces up to tough questioning from a Senate committee and a claim from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for as much as A$600 million for allegedly selling tickets on more than 8,000 “ghost flights” it had already cancelled, its customers might be thinking things are about to get better.

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