Qantas is sacking 6,000 staff and grounding 100 aircraft and doesn’t expect a return to normal for more than 12 months. CEO Alan Joyce is making the tough calls he says are necessary to keep the airline going.

Also today:

• Russians go to the polls and in all likelihood, President Vladimir Putin will be re-elected… for another 16 years
• The battle retail between tenants and landlords heats up
• And Australia and New Zealand win their bid to host the 2023 Women’s Soccer World Cup

Plus an interview with former professional golfer and broadcaster Mark Allen, about one of the world’s richest games.