Transport Minister Catherine King says she does not recall being lobbied by former Qantas boss Alan Joyce before she blocked more Qatar Airways flights, which the Coalition says commercially benefited Qantas.
In a fiery question time on Wednesday again dominated by Qantas and a rare dissent motion against the Speaker, Peter Dutton used Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s absence to hone the opposition’s attacks on Ms King and question the government’s relationship with Qantas and Mr Joyce.
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