Qantas responds to Nine newspapers allegations

Qantas Group Chief Security Officer Luke Bramah has responded to allegations made in The Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes in Australia that connected organised crime gangs had infiltrated the airline to facilitate illegal activities such as drug smuggling. The Nine newspapers said its intelligence operation found up to 150 Qantas staff had been linked to criminality. Bramah said that given Qantas follows all of the Government’s vetting procedures, it finds the claims “disturbing”. He also stated that the airline has not been advised of any current investigations of Qantas Group employees involved in organised crime. “To be clear, none of