An exclusive, invite-only Qantas high-flyers club now includes more than half of the new NT government frontbench, with the politicians all receiving membership as gifts.
The Qantas Chairman's Lounge is an exclusive, invite-only club that has only a few thousand members across the country.Seven NT government frontbenchers have accepted exclusive invitations to the Qantas Chairman's Lounge since the Country Liberal Party's sweeping election win.Share article
It is possible to understand and empathise with the PM's indignation over the Qantas flights controversy while simultaneously disagreeing with his diagnosis that it's a non-story. When asked if members should have accepted the invites and on what grounds they were received, a CLP government spokesperson only said: "members have appropriately disclosed memberships as part of the transparent declaration process".
Mr Watson claimed politicians who had been given the "generous favour" of a lounge membership would struggle to effectively lobby for cheaper airfares. "When in government and now in opposition, Territory Labor has always lobbied hard on behalf of Territorians for cheaper airfares and more flights at decent times," they said.
"I think they're definitely out of touch, with everything — price of living, cost of flights," she said.
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