Alan Joyce appointed Chair of Sydney Theatre Company Board
With rumours swirling regarding Alan Joyce’s possible retirement from Qantas, is this the soft landing he’s been looking for?
Jason joined the Limelight team in early 2023 as Digital Editor. He has served as Arts Editor of Sydney City Hub, editor of AUSTAR magazine, an online producer at Fairfax, and has reviewed theatre for The Sun-Herald (2006-2009), The Sydney Morning Herald (2009-2017), The Saturday Paper and Guardian Australia. He was co-founder/co-editor of the audreyjournal platform from 2017–22 and Publications Manager for the 2022 Sydney Film Festival.
With rumours swirling regarding Alan Joyce’s possible retirement from Qantas, is this the soft landing he’s been looking for?
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