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