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27 Oct 2019

Author:
Kelly Burke, 7 News

Qantas shareholders reject AGM resolution on asylum seekers

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25 October 2019

Qantas shareholders ...voted down a resolution on asylum seekers at the airline's AGM...

But both sides appear to be claiming victory.

Fewer than one in four shareholders supported the resolution to force Qantas to review its policy on participating in the deportation of failed asylum seekers, with the move securing just 23.56 per cent of votes.

But the refugee advocates behind the resolution described the result as "an unprecedented moment in Australian corporate history"...