If ever there was an issue that the teal independents should take up, it is that of Qantas travel upgrades for Anthony Albanese and his family and, of course, the granting of a Chairman’s Lounge membership to his son.
Every Australian knows how expensive it is to fly a whole family to Europe in business or first class. A first-class return flight costs about $20,000, assuming you can even get a seat.
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clarification —
After this article was first published Allegra Spender backed calls for a broad review of the Ministerial Code of Conduct covering ministers and shadow ministers and how special treatment undermines confidence in government. The article has been updated to reflect that.
Nick Hossack is a public policy consultant, former policy director at the Australian Bankers Association, and former adviser to John Howard.
