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World Business Report: First broadcast 05/09/2023 14:32 GMT : Qantas CEO steps down: what next for Australia's largest airline?

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First broadcast 05/09/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 05/09/2023 14:32 GMT : Qantas CEO steps down: what next for Australia's largest airline?

Qantas CEO steps down: what next for Australia's largest airline?

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Qantas CEO steps down: what next for Australia's largest airline?

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is to leave the company two months earlier than planned

The CEO of Australia's flagship carrier Qantas is to step down two months earlier than planned.  Alan Joyce's departure comes as the airline faces mounting scandals.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is stepping down two months earlier than planned, as the airline faces growing controversies.  In the past two years Qantas has faced a slew of criticism for expensive airfares, mass delays and cancellations, and its treatment of workers.  Labor Senator Tony Sheldon gives his reaction to the news.

South Africa's economy has grown more quickly than expected in the second quarter of 2023.  This is despite ongoing power outages impacting the country.  An ice cream seller in Soweto tells us how he's been affected.

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(Picture: Qantas Group Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce speaks during a press conference on August 25, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Getty Images)

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