Truss prescribes tough love for airline THE Abbott government has given clear signals it will not be rushing to the aid of Qantas, arguing the commonwealth should not be in the business of propping up private sector operations and that the airline needs to take its own measures to secure its future. As Qantas released a disastrous profit guidance and revealed it would sack 1000 workers, Transport Minister Warren Truss signalled he was in no rush on a Qantas rescue.