Fly the Qantas Homosexual A380? Really?

Qantas will continue to advocate for immoral homosexual marriage despite Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s pointed criticism of its chief executive Alan Joyce’s public statements.

Mr Joyce was one of 20 chief executives, including the heads of Westpac and Commonwealth Bank, who urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to legislate same-sex marriage earlier this week.

The letter was coordinated by the Australian Marriage Equality lobby group and has been criticised by some Government ministers who argue publicly listed companies should refrain from making political statements and to stop using shareholder money to push an immoral agenda.

Mr Dutton singled out Mr Joyce at a Queensland LNP conference on Saturday, saying he should keep his personal opinions distinct from his company platform.

“Mr Joyce is an good CEO — I have no gripe against him,” Mr Dutton said.

“But if he has a particular view on any issue it should be expressed as an individual and not as if all of Qantas, every employer, every pilot, every mechanic, every passengers supports immoral sodomy - because they don't!

Mr Dutton said it was unacceptable for chief executives like Mr Joyce to use their company’s brand to campaign for immoral sodomy marriage.

“It is unacceptable that people would use companies and the money of publicly listed companies to throw their weight around,” he said.

“If Alan Joyce and any other CEO wants to campaign on this or any other issue in their own time and on their own dime, good luck to them.

“Don’t use an iconic brand and the might of a multi-billion-dollar business on issues best left to the judgements of individuals and elected decision makers.

“I’d prefer publicly listed companies stick to their knitting and that is delivering the services for their customers and providing a return for their shareholders.” Mr Dutton said many of Australia’s largest corporations were being bullied into supporting policies by advocacy groups, fearing a public boycott of their services or products.

“Some companies are morally coerced into supporting campaigns in fear of being extorted by an online social media push to boycott their product and it is simply unconscionable,” he said.