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Adam Bandt said people 'can make their own judgment' about him <br> <br> enjoying an exclusive and discretionary perk from Qantas during a tense exchange with a journalist live on radio.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The Greens leader has been outed as a member of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge, an invitation-only set of catered waiting areas and services handed out by the airline in what <br> <br> has been called 'Australia's most exclusive club'.<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt was challenged on Monday by ABC Radio National stand-in host Steve <br> <br> Cannane that he was 'enjoying free hospitality from a company that has illegally <br> <br> sacked hundreds of workers'.<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt replied: 'And I'll declare that and people can make their own judgement <br> <br> about what they think about that.'<br> <br> <br> <br> Cannane was referring to the Federal Court's ruling that Qantas illegally sacked 1,700 workers at the start <br> <br> of the Covid pandemic in a case brought by Transport Workers Union. <br> <br> <br> <br> Commenting on the sacking in June of 2020, Mr Bandt called it a 'devastating day for thousands of Qantas workers & their families' <br> <br> in a Facebook post. 'We're thinking of you,' he wrote.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Cannane challenged Mr Bandt further saying: 'You don't <br> <br> think you should be a little purer on this and just not take their <br> <br> (Qantas's) hospitality?'<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt said he always made declarations about matters such <br> <br> as this and argued that the party's policies to tax <br> <br> big corporations heavily show the perks were not impacting the Greens.  <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Greens leader Adam Bandt said people 'can make <br> <br> their own judgment' about him enjoying an exclusive and discretionary perk from Qantas<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt has been outed as a member of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge,<br> <br> an invitation only set of catered waiting areas and services <br> <br> handed out by the airline that has been called <br> <br> 'Australia's most exclusive club'<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Be the first to commentBe one of the first to commentComments<br> <br> <br> <br> Now have YOUR say!<br> <br> <br> <br> Share your thoughts in the comments.<br> <br> <br> <br> Comment now<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Read More<br> <br> <br> <br> How Greens leader Adam Bandt spent thousands on private jet flights while lecturing YOU about climate change <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt was spotted in September flying business class from Melbourne to Canberra seated next to Senator Jacqui Lambie.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Albanese government ministers Tim Watts and Catherine King were on the same flight but were with the masses in economy class.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> It has been previously reported that Mr Bandt opts to frequently fly business <br> <br> despite his party's core policy of cutting C02 emissions. <br> <br> <br> <br> Flying business class emits about three times as much carbon as economy class because the seats take up more room and more of them are empty, according to a <br> <br> World Bank study. <br> <br> <br> <br> Fellow Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather last year said he had shunned a Chairman's Lounge <br> <br> membership and refuses to travel business class. <br> <br> <br> <br> Earlier this year Mr Bandt's flying habits led to controversy.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt's flying habits have been a previous source of controversy after it was revealed he frequently opts for business class and has even taken private jets to election events<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt used two private jets during the 2022 <br> <br> federal election campaign, landing tax payers with the <br> <br> $23,000 bill. <br> <br> <br> <br> One flight was between Queensland regional centres Townsville and Rockhampton on March 7 but he <br> <br> also boarded a $15,000 private plane along the <br> <br> well-travelled Brisbane to Canberra route to attend his party's <br> <br> election campaign launch.<br> <br> <br> <br> Mr Bandt isn't the only politician in the hot seat with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese being asked if <br> <br> he has included both his son and partner as 'plus one' Chairman's Club members.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> He is also being asked about free flight upgrades including an international one he is <br> <br> alleged to have received from Qantas in new book The Chairman's Lounge authored by former Australian Financial Review <br> <br> columnist Joe Aston.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The Greens are licking their electoral wounds after the Queensland <br> <br> state poll, where they are battling to hold onto their two <br> <br> seats after stating they aimed to triple their representation in parliament.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> With 72 per cent of the vote counted they appear to have <br> <br> retained the Brisbane seat of Maiwar but suffered a <br> <br> 4.6 per cent swing to the ALP.<br> <br> <br> <br> However, they remain behind South Brisbane, which has <br> <br> seen a massive 12.4 per cent swing to Labor with 64 per cent of votes counted. <br> <br> <br> <br> WHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN'S CLUB?<br> <br> <br> <br> The Qantas Chairman's Lounge is an invitation-only club approved by the company chairman, with the guest list a closely-guarded <br> <br> secret.<br> <br> <br> <br> It has been dubbed 'the most exclusive club in the country' and comes with a distinct black card.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Members include senior-ranking MPs including ministers,<br> <br> state premiers and the Prime Minister, leaders of major unions and sporting groups,<br> <br> Qantas ambassadors, selected A-list celebrities, major corporate figures and high-profile media personalities.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The clubs can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide but are not signed, <br> <br> you have to know where to look.<br> <br> <br> <br> Inside you will find expensive wood and brass furnishings, wool <br> <br> carpet and marble 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