Topic: Alan Joyce

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was hit in the face with a lemon meringue pie during a leadership speech in Perth. The incident follows Joyce's public statements regarding mandatory vaccinations for international travelers. Additionally, Ticketmaster clarified that while they are developing digital health verification tools, the final decision on entry requirements rests with individual event venues.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced that the airline will likely require international travelers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. This aligns with the development of "CommonPass" by The Commons Project, a global digital health platform designed to reconcile screening and vaccination data for border crossings. The hosts warn that this system represents a permanent end to travel privacy and must be resisted.

The grounding of the entire Qantas airline fleet by CEO Alan Joyce is discussed. The hosts criticize Joyce for taking a massive pay raise while simultaneously shutting down the airline to break union strikes over outsourcing and working conditions. Thousands of passengers are reported stranded globally as a result of the labor dispute.