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Re: What The F***

Postby Jim05 » Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:42 pm

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Qantas warns of much higher airfares after brutal court stoush with Perth Airport
The national flag carrier says some travellers are likely to be slapped with higher airfares after it was ordered to pay millions of dollars to Perth Airport.

Qantas warns of higher airfares following court action with Perth Airport. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Andrew Henshaw.

Qantas has been ordered by the West Australian Supreme Court to pay Perth Airport millions of dollars in aeronautical fees dating back to mid-2018, in a decision the airline says could lead to higher airfares.

Perth Airport took Qantas to court over $11m in unpaid fees accumulated over four months when an aeronautical services agreement lapsed and Qantas refused to accept a new deal.

In a judgment delivered by Justice Rene Le Miere on Friday, new per passenger charges were set that were slightly under what Perth Airport was seeking but above what Qantas wanted to pay.

Under his ruling, it was expected Qantas would have to pay the airport in excess of $9 million for a shortfall in fees over five-and-a-half months.

A statement issued by Qantas welcomed the decision but raised concern the assumed return on investment of almost 10 per cent for Perth Airport could “ultimately put significant upward pressure on fares”.

“The decision is positive because it upholds the building block model that is the established basis for setting prices. But it also sets a return on investment that we think is far too high for a low risk monopoly infrastructure asset.” said Qantas chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson.

“Excessive returns for monopolies usually result in over investment to chase returns, which customers ultimately end up paying for.”

She cited the example of electricity networks in New South Wales and Queensland that “over invested” leading to major price hikes for consumers until regulators stepped in.

“Perth Airport ultimately wants Qantas to move to their proposed new terminal but the price to use that facility would not be commercially viable for Qantas if the return on investment in this judgment was applied,” said Ms Hudson.

In an at times fiery trial late last year, the court heard Qantas was charging passengers $17.28 for airport services in 2018 but paying Perth only $10.61 per passenger.

In response Qantas accused Perth Airport of inflating fees with such add-ons as corporate marketing costs and Christmas and Easter decorations throughout the terminals.

It was also alleged Perth Airport was billing Qantas for the cost of donations and corporate hospitality as well as membership to the Australian Airports Association.

Much was made of the fact 25 of the 26 airlines that operated out of Perth Airport had signed new aeronautical agreements, with Qantas the only exception.

Perth Airport CEO Kevin Brown said they looked forward to resolving all outstanding payments and moving forward together to rebuild Western Australia’s aviation sector.

“We’ve already signalled to Qantas our willingness to work on returning the Perth-London service (currently flying out of Darwin), the new Perth-Rome service and additional routes such as Johannesburg and India,” Mr Brown said.

“Our focus remains on quickly reconnecting WA to the world.”

During the trial, Qantas claimed other airlines were not in the financial position to take legal action against the airport, one of Australia’s four biggest gateways.

Ms Hudson said the drawn out case highlighted the need to have an independent arbiter sought out such matters rather than have them dragged through the courts.

“Three years in court to determine five months of pricing shows why the industry needs an expert umpire to resolve stalemates quickly when they occur,” she said.

The 2019 Productivity Commission report on the market power of airports, found no evidence the big gateways were abusing their monopoly positions and rejected airlines’ request for an independent arbiter.

Originally published as Qantas warns of much higher airfares after brutal court stoush with Perth Airport


A lot more to the stoush between Qantas and Perth airport. They have had a heated battle for years over various things. Joyce won’t take this court loss well and will extract revenge. He has already taken the London flights away from Perth and taken them to Darwin for at least another 4 months and freight prices to WA will be hiked up to cover any losses


Not easy to takes sides on that stoush but no doubt the ACCC should look into the Qantas overcharging a levy
Despite Qantas trying to portray themselves as the "national carrier" they have no allegience to being that.
I'll fly with them interstate but never overseas unless I absolutely have to
Qantas are our major partner so I effectively work for them but they haven’t been our national airline for some time and during the pandemic there was only one airline who served Australia continuously and it wasn’t Qantas! They do a lot of good but also do a lot to protect their turf which involves a lot of practices that should be deemed anti competitive. I fly them domestically for work but choose Virgin for all my domestic leisure flights as they offer a far better onboard experience. I have a stack of Qantas frequent flyer points which I use on partner airlines and very rarely fly Qantas international
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Re: What The F***

Postby DOC » Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:52 pm

Man ‘paid to saw off leg’
POLICE will allege a man paid another man thousands of dollars to have his leg
amputated with a circular saw.
The 66-year-old victim of the alleged “agreement’’ died as a result of his injuries in a
park in Far North Queensland.
John Yalu was charged with murder after allegedly amputating the man’s leg with the
saw in an “arrangement”.
Yalu, 36, appeared in Innisfail Magistrates Court on Monday after police found the
grisly scene in an Innisfail park at the weekend.
Yalu, from Innisfail, will return to court on June 6.
It is alleged the pair drove to a park at 3.48am on Saturday and the older man’s leg was
allegedly sawn off below the knee. He died at the scene.
Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said the men knew each other, but the nature
of their relationship was still under investigation.
“During my 34 years as a police officer, I’ve never experienced a situation as we are
presented with here,” he said
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Re: What The F***

Postby Booney » Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:56 pm

DOC wrote:Man ‘paid to saw off leg’
POLICE will allege a man paid another man thousands of dollars to have his leg
amputated with a circular saw.
The 66-year-old victim of the alleged “agreement’’ died as a result of his injuries in a
park in Far North Queensland.
John Yalu was charged with murder after allegedly amputating the man’s leg with the
saw in an “arrangement”.
Yalu, 36, appeared in Innisfail Magistrates Court on Monday after police found the
grisly scene in an Innisfail park at the weekend.
Yalu, from Innisfail, will return to court on June 6.
It is alleged the pair drove to a park at 3.48am on Saturday and the older man’s leg was
allegedly sawn off below the knee. He died at the scene.
Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said the men knew each other, but the nature
of their relationship was still under investigation.
“During my 34 years as a police officer, I’ve never experienced a situation as we are
presented with here,” he said


Remember in 2020 that Queenslander was found with a blokes block and tackle in his freezer after he'd been to Melbourne and lopped them off? They went to his apartment when he'd had a crack at some blokes aggart in a backpackers. Strange place that one.
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Re: What The F***

Postby locky801 » Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:36 pm

Booney wrote:
DOC wrote:Man ‘paid to saw off leg’
POLICE will allege a man paid another man thousands of dollars to have his leg
amputated with a circular saw.
The 66-year-old victim of the alleged “agreement’’ died as a result of his injuries in a
park in Far North Queensland.
John Yalu was charged with murder after allegedly amputating the man’s leg with the
saw in an “arrangement”.
Yalu, 36, appeared in Innisfail Magistrates Court on Monday after police found the
grisly scene in an Innisfail park at the weekend.
Yalu, from Innisfail, will return to court on June 6.
It is alleged the pair drove to a park at 3.48am on Saturday and the older man’s leg was
allegedly sawn off below the knee. He died at the scene.
Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said the men knew each other, but the nature
of their relationship was still under investigation.
“During my 34 years as a police officer, I’ve never experienced a situation as we are
presented with here,” he said


Remember in 2020 that Queenslander was found with a blokes block and tackle in his freezer after he'd been to Melbourne and lopped them off? They went to his apartment when he'd had a crack at some blokes aggart in a backpackers. Strange place that one.


Still not as strange as Adelaide :shock:
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Re: What The F***

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:09 pm

DOC wrote:Man ‘paid to saw off leg’
POLICE will allege a man paid another man thousands of dollars to have his leg
amputated with a circular saw.
The 66-year-old victim of the alleged “agreement’’ died as a result of his injuries in a
park in Far North Queensland.
John Yalu was charged with murder after allegedly amputating the man’s leg with the
saw in an “arrangement”.
Yalu, 36, appeared in Innisfail Magistrates Court on Monday after police found the
grisly scene in an Innisfail park at the weekend.
Yalu, from Innisfail, will return to court on June 6.
It is alleged the pair drove to a park at 3.48am on Saturday and the older man’s leg was
allegedly sawn off below the knee. He died at the scene.
Detective Acting Inspector Gary Hunter said the men knew each other, but the nature
of their relationship was still under investigation.
“During my 34 years as a police officer, I’ve never experienced a situation as we are
presented with here,” he said

So the 66 year old wanted to get legless?
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Re: What The F***

Postby Spargo » Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:19 am

Yesterday afternoon & then again this morning I’ve pulled* up at the lights & the driver next to me has had their mobile resting in front of the steering wheel covering the odometer. They’re steaming a show & watching it…
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Re: What The F***

Postby amber_fluid » Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:23 am

Spargo wrote:Yesterday afternoon & then again this morning I’ve pulled* up at the lights & the driver next to me has had their mobile resting in front of the steering wheel covering the odometer. They’re steaming a show & watching it…


Porn?
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Re: What The F***

Postby gazzamagoo » Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:36 am

amber_fluid wrote:
Spargo wrote:Yesterday afternoon & then again this morning I’ve pulled* up at the lights & the driver next to me has had their mobile resting in front of the steering wheel covering the odometer. They’re steaming a show & watching it…


Porn?

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Re: What The F***

Postby MW » Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:10 pm

Spargo wrote:Yesterday afternoon & then again this morning I’ve pulled* up at the lights & the driver next to me has had their mobile resting in front of the steering wheel covering the odometer. They’re steaming a show & watching it…


It's scary what i see out on the roads. give it another 10 years when all these kids that are raised on phones come through driving...
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Re: What The F***

Postby Jimmy_041 » Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:08 pm

Spargo wrote:Yesterday afternoon & then again this morning I’ve pulled* up at the lights & the driver next to me has had their mobile resting in front of the steering wheel covering the odometer. They’re steaming a show & watching it…


Mistake or deliberate use of the word?
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Re: What The F***

Postby Dutchy » Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:01 pm

Journalists on the ground covering the invasion in Ukraine, crazy MF's!
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Re: What The F***

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:17 pm

Dutchy wrote:Journalists on the ground covering the invasion in Ukraine, crazy MF's!

I've thought that the last couple of weeks, did you see the dude who thought he was talking to the Ukrainian army at the airport? It was the Russian after they just secured it.....................and they were getting shot at.
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Re: What The F***

Postby The Bedge » Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:20 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:I've thought that the last couple of weeks, did you see the dude who thought he was talking to the Ukrainian army at the airport? It was the Russian after they just secured it.....................and they were getting shot at.


WTF :shock:
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Re: What The F***

Postby Lightning McQueen » Fri Feb 25, 2022 4:22 pm

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Lightning McQueen wrote:I've thought that the last couple of weeks, did you see the dude who thought he was talking to the Ukrainian army at the airport? It was the Russian after they just secured it.....................and they were getting shot at.


WTF :shock:

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Re: What The F***

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:32 pm

Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them
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Re: What The F***

Postby Wedgie » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:58 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them

One thing I don't have to worry about, never had a cup of coffee in my life. \:D/
Am going to give the lad some $ towards petrol though, doesn't impact us with the missus working from home and me working occasionally ,5 mins from home.
Hard yards for him working in town and living south of Darlington in the sticks.

PS Tell the missus to go into a pokies room and pretend she's playing them, free coffee.
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Re: What The F***

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:03 pm

Wedgie wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them

One thing I don't have to worry about, never had a cup of coffee in my life. \:D/
Am going to give the lad some $ towards petrol though, doesn't impact us with the missus working from home and me working occasionally ,5 mins from home.
Hard yards for him working in town and living south of Darlington in the sticks.

PS Tell the missus to go into a pokies room and pretend she's playing them, free coffee.
I'm in the same boat, the only coffee I have is Iced....
The only good thing about a hot coffee is dunking the bickies

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Re: What The F***

Postby Wedgie » Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:36 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:
Wedgie wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them

One thing I don't have to worry about, never had a cup of coffee in my life. \:D/
Am going to give the lad some $ towards petrol though, doesn't impact us with the missus working from home and me working occasionally ,5 mins from home.
Hard yards for him working in town and living south of Darlington in the sticks.

PS Tell the missus to go into a pokies room and pretend she's playing them, free coffee.
I'm in the same boat, the only coffee I have is Iced....
The only good thing about a hot coffee is dunking the bickies

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I had some tea as a kid for dunking scotch fingers but yeah don't understand why in our climate we would drink hot beverages. I too used to love Iced Coffee before I discovered great coconut water.
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Re: What The F***

Postby Vamos » Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:46 am

Wedgie wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them

One thing I don't have to worry about, never had a cup of coffee in my life. \:D/
Am going to give the lad some $ towards petrol though, doesn't impact us with the missus working from home and me working occasionally ,5 mins from home.
Hard yards for him working in town and living south of Darlington in the sticks.

PS Tell the missus to go into a pokies room and pretend she's playing them, free coffee.


I too am one of these rare people.
Shits me when all the people I work with say "I gotta have my morning coffee then I'll get to it"
Shits me even more is my missus will make 4-5 cups a day but only ever drinks half of it, 100% of the time.
Whoops, there goes another year. Whoops, there goes another pint of beer.
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Re: What The F***

Postby gadj1976 » Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:56 am

Vamos wrote:
Wedgie wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Not that it concerns me directly but then it is also a concern...

Price of Coffee.

The Mrs is an addict and has just been advised by her sis that the coffee she has is now $19 for 300g - Nescafe 43 I think it is.
I simply said they should just stick to international roast.... that hasn't gone down well with them

One thing I don't have to worry about, never had a cup of coffee in my life. \:D/
Am going to give the lad some $ towards petrol though, doesn't impact us with the missus working from home and me working occasionally ,5 mins from home.
Hard yards for him working in town and living south of Darlington in the sticks.

PS Tell the missus to go into a pokies room and pretend she's playing them, free coffee.


I too am one of these rare people.
Shits me when all the people I work with say "I gotta have my morning coffee then I'll get to it"
Shits me even more is my missus will make 4-5 cups a day but only ever drinks half of it, 100% of the time.


I bet after their coffee they're not as grumpy as you ;-)
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