Qantas will eliminate 850 Australian jobs and outsource parts of its corporate functions to Accenture, with much of the work handled by the consulting firm's teams in India. The cuts equal about 3% of the airline's 28,000-person Australian workforce and will initially affect finance, procurement, human resources and marketing roles. Qantas says the changes will unfold over the coming years, with the first round due by mid-2027, as it redesigns and simplifies corporate operations and reduces duplication. The move comes as artificial intelligence reshapes the airline industry and follows similar offshore staffing announcements by Woolworths, Officeworks, Telstra, ANZ and National Australia Bank this year.