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Australian politicians are almost always opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips,<br> <br> despite Virgin offering cheaper tickets.<br> <br> <br> <br> Federal MPs flew with the national carrier for <br> <br> 80 per cent of work trips last year despite it not always being the cheapest route, <br> <br> according to travel data provided to the government.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> While politicians and their staffers are required to book the <br> <br> cheapest flight, it also has to be the most efficient, with Qantas offering the most routes between major cities.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> MPs are banned from accruing frequent flyer points on taxpayer-funded trips like ordinary <br> <br> Aussies can, but they can can receive lifetime status credits, which <br> <br> allows access to airport lounges and flight upgrades.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> 'How else can one explain the extraordinary dominance of Qantas in securing <br> <br> 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 else's <br> <br> dime.'<br> <br> <br> <br> Transport Minister Catherine King has since committed to a review <br> <br> of flight bookings by government officials which will be conducted by the <br> <br> Department of Finance this year, despite there being just two months left of 2024.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Politicians' preference for Qantas may also be put down to the airline's exclusive invite-only 'Chairman's Lounge'.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Australian politicians are almost always opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips,<br> <br> despite Virgin offering cheaper tickets. (pictured is Anthony Albanese, with former Qantas boss <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> of the club.<br> <br> <br> <br> Qantas and the Albanese government have both denied the airline enjoys any disproportionate level <br> <br> of influence over the country's political classes.<br> <br> <br> <br> A Daily Mail Australia audit of the members' interest registers - in both the House <br> <br> of Representatives and the Senate - revealed almost 93 per cent of the nation's leaders have been 'gifted' membership to the lavish, all-inclusive lounge.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The high profile ranks of government giftees include Prime <br> <br> Minister Anthony Albanese as well as every <br> <br> member of his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry and <br> <br> all 12 assistant ministers.<br> <br> <br> <br> While most politicians declared their Qantas' privileges as a 'gift', Labor <br> <br> MP Marion Scrymgour listed her membership <br> <br> as her 'Chairman Lounge 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 <br> <br> Qantas' exclusive Chairman's Lounge.<br> <br> <br> <br> And it's not just politicians on the take, with more than 60 MPs - including Marles,<br> <br> Chalmers, King, Bill Shorten, Zali Steggall and Tanya Plibersek - disclosing their spouses <br> <br> 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 <br> <br> long been veiled in secrecy.<br> <br> <br> <br> Even the entrances to each of the country's <br> <br> six opulent VIP clubs - in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth airports - are suitably discreet.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Though, once inside, the designer lounges are immediately more <br> <br> ostentatious, with free à la carte fine dining, table service, a decadent selection of <br> <br> wines and Champagne and a discreet army of dedicated lounge attendants.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Membership to the club is 'priceless' - it cannot <br> <br> be bought for any amount of money nor obtained via any amount <br> <br> of frequent flyers points.<br> <br> <br> <br> Instead, each member is hand-picked and approved by the company's chief executive <br> <br> and chairman.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Qantas<br> <br> <br> <br> Have a look at my homepage: การจัดดอกไม้งานศพ - https://Shorl.com/jyfruvefromedry
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