The strangest aspect to this story is that it has taken decades for politicians’ elite club memberships to become an issue du jour.
Two Qantas A380s were spotted at Sydney Airport about 3.30pm,both heading to the same destination.
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Helen Haines are the latest MPs to ditch their VIP airline treatment as senior public servants are quizzed on their own access to Qantas’ Chairman’s Lounge.
The perceptions may be unfair,but the problem for the Albanese government is that it has no overwhelming policy achievements to point to,no story to tell.
Adult passengers are charged more than $17 on top of their train fare when they pass through station gates at Sydney Airport.
The education minister has admitted he made a call to Qantas to ask for a flight upgrade after undergoing surgery on his leg.
Politicians are not booking the cheapest flight available,as they are meant to,preferring Qantas instead,which is costing taxpayers billions and hurting its competitor.
Bipartisanship is alive and well in Qantas Chairman’s Lounge,where politicians are on a unity ticket to protect the greatest perk of all.
With little competition,Qantas and Virgin have massively increased prices.
Anthony Albanese told ministerial colleagues at a meeting on Wednesday night that Labor was held to a higher standard than the Coalition.
The Qantas upgrades saga is a tale about personal integrity and trust – for the opposition leader as much as the prime minister.