An Australian court on Monday fined national flag carrier Qantas nearly $60 million for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground workers and then outsourcing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Court’s decision to award the Transport Workers Union a record $50 million in penalties for its prosecution of Qantas’ illegal outsourcing of 1800 workers has changed the game for unions....

But the Transport Workers Union is pushing for a further $121 million penalty, calling it a test of corporate accountability.