November 10, 2026 — 10:51am

Qantas will cut 850 local jobs after inking a deal with professional services firm Accenture to “modernise its back-end systems, processes and data”. The deal will see the back office functions “mostly” shifted to India.

The first phase of the job culling and outsourcing will affect staff in finance, procurement, human resources and marketing, with those changes expected to be completed by the middle of next year.

“I know this is hard news for some, and I’m sorry for the uncertainty it brings.“: Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson. Alex Ellinghausen

The cuts build on earlier reductions of staff at the airline’s head office at Mascot in Sydney as the airline seeks to cut costs and increase efficiency in an environment of high fuel costs and dramatic technological change.

“I know this is hard news for some, and I’m sorry for the uncertainty it brings,” said CEO Vanessa Hudson.

She said the changes “are about modernising the technology behind our business and becoming more efficient, so…