Workers on 13 Bathla sites stood down as funding runs out – as it happened

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>More than 600 Qantas ground crew workers have begun a 24-hour strike this morning across the country over an escalating industrial dispute.</p><p>Qantas said that it has contingency plans in place and any impacts would be felt primarily by the airline’s freight and regional QantasLink services.</p><p>We remain focused on reaching an agreement through the bargaining process and continue to engage constructively with the union.</p><p>Australia and the Netherlands remain resolute in their commitment to pursuing truth, justice and accountability on behalf of the victims of the downing of MH17 and their next of kin.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/24/anthony-albanese-un-summit-labor-coalition-ukraine-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>