Speeches

  • REMARKS FROM CEO VANESSA HUDSON – AGM 2024

    It is great to be in Hobart today. Qantas’ links to Tasmania go back to before the airline even started 104 years ago. One of our founders, Sir Hudson Fysh, was born in Launceston in 1895. He joined the Army here before serving in Gallipoli and transferring to the Royal Flying Corp. That was the […]

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  • REMARKS FROM CHAIR JOHN MULLEN – AGM 2024

    Good morning. It is an honour to speak to you today for the first time as the Chair of Qantas. As part of our commitment to take our AGM to capital cities around the country, it is great to be back in Hobart today. By way of introduction, while I am new to the company […]

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  • REMARKS FROM CEO VANESSA HUDSON – AGM 2023

    Good morning. It’s an honour to speak to you all today, at my first AGM as Qantas Group CEO. Since I was announced in this role, I’ve had a lot of conversations with shareholders, customers, and our people about where we are and where we are heading. ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST Reflecting on what I’ve heard, […]

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  • REMARKS FROM CHAIRMAN RICHARD GOYDER – AGM 2023

    Good morning. Our AGM is in a different capital city every year and we’re pleased to be back in Melbourne. We have a full agenda and I know many of you will have questions for the Board, but I want to start by speaking plainly about the recent past, before I hand over to Vanessa […]

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  • STATEMENT ON QANTAS GROUP ANNUAL REPORT

    COMMENTS FROM QANTAS GROUP CHAIRMAN RICHARD GOYDER Today, we’ve released the Qantas Group’s annual report for FY23. The report gives a lot of detail on our financial and non-financial performance, which is positive in many respects. However, it comes at a time when the company is experiencing an acute loss of trust from the community, […]

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