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• Hannah Dowling
Qantas has agreed to outsource technology work to Accenture, eliminating about 850 jobs at the Australian airline. Some roles will shift to Accenture teams in India, while others remain in Australia; the deal also signals a broader increase in Qantas’ use of AI.
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Qantas has agreed to outsource technology work to Accenture, eliminating about 850 jobs at the Australian airline. Some roles will shift to Accenture teams in India, while others remain in Australia; the deal also signals a broader increase in Qantas’ use of AI.
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