Mundine brands corporate Voice support a ‘national disgrace’ after Qantas chair’s admission

Warren Mundine brands corporate Voice support a 'national disgrace' after new Qantas chair John Mullen admits companies got it wrong

Other corporate bodies also joined the Yes campaign, sparking accusations of tokenism from some Voice opponents who argued business should remain independent of social issues. Speaking to The Australian on Thursday, Mr Mullen, who will take over the reins at the airline in July, admitted backing the Yes campaign"backfired" on big business by creating the impression it was acting"high and mighty."

Qantas' new chair John Mullen has become one of the only business leaders to concede corporate Australia may have made a mistake in how it handled the campaign. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Aaron Francis "Those corporates need to do some long, hard soul searching because right now I can tell you their soul is a deep, dark black."

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