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Australian politicians are almost always opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips, despite Virgin offering cheaper <br> <br> tickets.<br> <br> <br> <br> Federal MPs flew with the national carrier for 80 <br> <br> per cent of work trips last year despite it not <br> <br> always being the cheapest route, according to travel data provided to the government.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> While politicians and their staffers are required to book the cheapest flight, it also has <br> <br> to be the most efficient, with Qantas offering the most routes between major cities.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MPs are banned from accruing frequent flyer points on taxpayer-funded trips like ordinary Aussies can, but they can can receive lifetime status credits, which allows access to airport lounges and flight upgrades.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 'How else can one explain the extraordinary dominance of <br> <br> Qantas in securing bookings by parliamentarians and their staff?' Myriam Robin wrote in an opinion piece for the Australian Financial Review.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 'There's nothing like accruing status credits on someone <br> <br> else's dime.'<br> <br> <br> <br> Transport Minister Catherine King has since committed to a review of <br> <br> flight bookings by government officials which will be conducted by the Department of Finance this <br> <br> year, despite there being just two months left of 2024.<br> <br> <br> <br> Politicians' preference for Qantas may also be put down to the airline's exclusive <br> <br> invite-only 'Chairman's Lounge'.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Australian politicians are almost always <br> <br> opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips, despite Virgin offering cheaper tickets.<br> <br> (pictured is Anthony Albanese, with former Qantas boss Alan Joyce, and fiancee Jodie Haydon)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Read More<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> EXCLUSIVE<br> <br> <br> <br> The Flying Kanga-RORT - why you're footing the bill as airlines wine and dine pollies in VIP club<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Daily Mail Australia in August revealed that nearly every single federal politician in the country has accepted free membership of the club.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Qantas and the Albanese government have both denied the airline enjoys any disproportionate level of influence over the country's political <br> <br> classes.<br> <br> <br> <br> A Daily Mail Australia audit of the members' interest registers - in both the House of Representatives <br> <br> and the Senate - revealed almost 93 per cent of the nation's leaders have been 'gifted' <br> <br> membership to the lavish, all-inclusive lounge.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The high profile ranks of government giftees include <br> <br> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as well as every member of his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry <br> <br> and all 12 assistant ministers.<br> <br> <br> <br> While most politicians declared their Qantas' privileges as a <br> <br> 'gift', Labor MP Marion Scrymgour listed her membership as her 'Chairman Lounge <br> <br> entitlement'.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Daily Mail Australia in August revealed that nearly every single federal politician in the country has accepted free membership of Qantas' exclusive Chairman's Lounge.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> And it's not just politicians on the take, with more than 60 MPs - including Marles, Chalmers, King, Bill Shorten, <br> <br> Zali Steggall and Tanya Plibersek - disclosing their spouses have also been granted unfettered, independent access to Qantas' luxurious members only lounge.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Often touted as 'the most exclusive club in the country', membership to the Chairman's Lounge has long been veiled in secrecy.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Even the entrances to each of the country's six opulent VIP clubs - in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth airports - are suitably discreet.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Though, once inside, the designer lounges are immediately more ostentatious,<br> <br> with free à la carte fine dining, table service, <br> <br> a decadent selection of wines and Champagne and <br> <br> a discreet army of dedicated lounge attendants.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Membership to the club is 'priceless' - it cannot be bought for any amount of money nor obtained via any amount of frequent flyers points.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Instead, each member is hand-picked and approved by <br> <br> the company's chief executive and chairman.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Qantas<br> <br> <br> <br> Here is my homepage: พวงหรีด ปากคลองตลาด - https://brandsinsoccer.com/product/%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%87/