The Australian government says it will take action to intervene in the protracted Qantas industrial dispute after the company announced on Saturday it was grounding all flights.<br/> "What's going to change is that Fair Work Australia are receiving an application for intervention, and I think that, I would hope that the parties to the dispute act like adults, and acknowledge that there is a common interest here between Qantas management and its employees," Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said.<br/> Qantas said in a statement that from Monday evening it also would lock out all employees over a dispute with the engineers association, pilots, catering and ground handling associations.<br/> The row with the engineers, pilots, catering and ground handling associations over pay and cost-cutting plans has seen strike action since September.
