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Qantas looks to offshore roles to save on costs · The Front

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  Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Christinamio with the
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  Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. Hundreds of Quantus back office roles could
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  Speaker 1: be moved offshore as the airline scrambles to save on costs.
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  Speaker 1: Quantus is in talks with the technology and management consulting
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  Speaker 1: company Accentua to outsource finance, marketing and human resources roles,
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  Speaker 1: among others, to India. A Quantus spokesperson confirmed discussions are underway,
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  Speaker 1: but said quote no decisions have been made. The airline
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  Speaker 1: spokesperson also said Quantus is exploring ways to accelerate its
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  Speaker 1: use of artificial intelligence and technology. A technology hub employing
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  Speaker 1: four hundred people will open in Adelaide next month. Acting
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Richard Miles says concern over the downturn in
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  Speaker 1: Australia's property market has been overplayed, reiterating the Labour government's
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  Speaker 1: property tax shakeup is helping more young people get onto
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  Speaker 2: Well, there's a lot of factors which go into people's
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  Speaker 2: But I think what we'll see over longer term is
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  Speaker 1: Based Anti Corruption Commission or IBACK said in a statement
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  Speaker 1: The year's long investigation has been shrouded in secrecy since
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  Speaker 1: figure in twenty eighteen. Operation Richmond probed the negotiations carried
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