The shadow transport minister has conceded she made an error on her own flight upgrades as she defended Peter Dutton's travel on Gina Rinehart's plane.
Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie has admitted she made an error in being so emphatic about her own flight upgrade record.Shadow Transport Minister Bridget McKenzie has conceded she made an error in being "so emphatic" about her own flight upgrades as she defended Peter Dutton 's travel on Gina Rinehart's private jet.
"I think it was wrong of me to be so emphatic earlier this week … I don't probably believe I should be subjecting other people to standards I'm not prepared to subject myself to," she said. "The difference between myself and the prime minister is that the prime minister was the minister for transport. He was actually in charge of regulating the aviation sector," she said.
It comes as Mr Albanese sought to reassure his ministry that he hadn't done anything wrong following the accusations he personally contacted the former Qantas boss to secure upgrades for flights.
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