SYDNEY: An Australian court fined Qantas A$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday (Aug 18) for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights.

Un juez multó el lunes a Qantas Airways con 90 millones de dólares australianos (59 millones de dólares) por despedir ilegalmente a más de

Qantas has been ordered to pay $90m in penalties – including $50m to the Transport Workers Union – after it unlawfully sacked more than 1800 ground staff, with the union saying the airline had been “smashed”.

Qantas has been ordered by the Australian Federal Court to pay a penalty of $59 million for unlawfully outsourcing its ground handling function in 2020

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has imposed the largest fine on a company under the Fair Work Act for illegally sacking more than 1800 workers.

Sydney has been plunged into traffic chaos after a five-vehicle crash on the Anzac Bridge, with cars backed all the way up to Leichhardt. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes about 6.30am on Monday.