Qantas cuts 6,000 jobs as airlines take 'extreme action just to survive'

Qantas will cut at least 6,000 jobs across all parts of the business, while continuing to stand down a further 15,000 employees, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Chief executive Alan Joyce confirmed $15 billion in costs would be cut from the airline amid predictions that global aviation might take three years to recover.

ABC's Peter Ryan says Mr Joyce has been negotiating with the federal government about the extension of JobKeeper
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