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Myriam Robin

The political addiction to Qantas is getting worse

There’s nothing like accruing status credits on someone else’s dime.

How else can one explain the extraordinary dominance of Qantas in securing bookings by parliamentarians and their staff? Sure, the bosses get into the Chairman’s Lounge, but the grunts don’t. Former finance minister Lindsay Tanner may have abolished the parliamentary accrual of frequent flyer points, but lifetime status credits are still up for grabs, accrued on every dreary flight flown to Canberra and back.

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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com

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