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Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.

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Turbulence over upgrades as MPs jet back to Canberra

Ongoing turbulence from controversial flight upgrades is set to rumble the parliament sitting week before interest rates and the US election take centre stage.

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McKenzie defends Dutton flight, saying Coalition doesn’t ‘need Gina Rinehart to influence us’ to back mining

Shadow transport minister says she is reviewing her own declarations on flight upgrades she may have received

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Labor, coalition ensnared in flight upgrade furore

As the prime minister came under fire for flight upgrades, the opposition is defending its own travel arrangements.

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Fight or flights: the six days it took Albanese to deny he contacted Alan Joyce for Qantas upgrades

Over the course of nearly a week, the prime minister batted away questions about the Qantas upgrade scandal before eventually comprehensively denying contacting Joyce for upgrades

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese says he didn’t seek flight upgrades from anyone at Qantas

Prime minister’s office says it took six days to respond clearly because they had to check decades of communications between Albanese and airline

The Guardian - AU

Guess which ABC show is the most complained about, Aston takes on Albo, and a (broken) revolving door at Nine

The ABC’s annual report shows the broadcaster missing targets, while the PM takes on the Financial Review (and loses).

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The one simple trick to fix Albo’s Qantas problem: ban the Chairman’s Lounge

The government should turn its back en masse on the Chairman’s Lounge and start refusing upgrades. Taxpayers might be the winners.

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Flight upgrades still clear for take-off despite outcry

Aviation experts say flight upgrades for business leaders and politicians are likely here to stay after concern about the prime minister's travel arrangements.

AAP

Albo’s Qantas headache continues

Try as he might, Anthony Albanese can’t get his alleged flight upgrades from Alan Joyce out of the news, and Joe Biden has given Kamala Harris the gift of the gaffe.

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Morning Mail: how to tell if your phone is being tracked, deadly floods in Spain, state of the climate in five charts

Experts say victim-survivors of domestic abuse may be vulnerable to cyber-stalking on their own devices

The Guardian - AU

PM: I never called ex-Qantas boss for flight perks

The prime minister has emphatically denied calling Qantas's former chief executive for flight upgrades, pouring cold water on an incendiary political dogfight.

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Australian PM defends himself after being accused of seeking free flight upgrades from Qantas boss

Anthony Albanese says he has always “acted in a transparent and appropriate way,” after a new book claimed that he repeatedly requested free upgrades from Qantas Airways

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Political dogfight erupts over PM's plane promotions

Australia's major party leaders are embroiled in an increasingly personal stoush after revelations the prime minister accepted a stack of flight upgrades.

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Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened

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Australian PM defends his free first-class upgrades on Qantas flights

‘All of mine have been declared,’ Albanese says, defending the first-class upgrades

The Guardian - AU

Cushy Qantas perks in Chairman’s Lounge book shine spotlight on travel habits of Albanese and others

Prime minister allegedly used personal relationship with former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to request free upgrades on flights

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton questions PM’s ‘strange’ flight upgrades; greenwashing case against Santos begins; and a celebration of long dogs

Albanese reportedly sought free Qantas flight upgrades directly from Alan Joyce while serving as transport minister and opposition leader

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Anthony Albanese Cops Heat For Asking Qantas CEO For 22 Flight Upgrades Before He Was PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire for asking Qantas CEO Alan Joyce for flight upgrades before he was ever PM.

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Qantas’ tumultuous era might be behind it – but some say Alan Joyce’s ghost still lingers

The mood at the airline’s AGM on Friday was markedly different from last year, but experts say the brand is still hurting

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‘Nowhere near high enough’: Qantas pilots bristle at airline’s $100m+ fine

‘The general view amongst the pilots is about fucking time’, one Qantas pilot told Crikey. ‘Qantas has gotten away with murder and needs to be held accountable.’

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‘Nowhere near high enough’: Qantas pilots bristle at airline’s $200m fine

‘The general view amongst the pilots is about fucking time’, one Qantas pilot told Crikey. ‘Qantas has gotten away with murder and needs to be held accountable.’

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Qantas’ delayed and cancelled flights a worsening symptom of an ageing fleet

‘The 737 fleet is worn out and overworked. There are cancellations every day,’ one pilot told Crikey.

Crikey

‘All the pilots hate management’: Qantas facing staff exodus and strikes

‘While some things have changed under Hudson, the new mantra from management is to point to the “Alan Joyce” era. Most of them were part of that.’

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Qantas posts a profit drop but the national carrier is doing just fine

The national carrier posted a post-tax profit of $1.25bn, which dropped 28% on the previous financial period.

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