Work & CareersLeadersGovernance‘We did a bloody good job’: Richard Goyder defiant on Qantas recordJun 9, 2026 – 5.00amWATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: James Thomson talks to Richard GoyderRichard Goyder says his ability to deal with stress can be traced back to his days growing up on a farm in Western Australia – when you’re dealing with droughts and floods and everything in between, you learn to roll with the punches.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Executive EducationPowered byLatest In LeadersFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careers
‘We did a bloody good job’: Richard Goyder defiant on Qantas record
Former Qantas chairman Richard Goyder says that although he and Alan Joyce made mistakes, the pandemic-time decisions were key to the airline’s eventual revival.










