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    The existence of an exclusive hideaway for the country's movers and shakers where secret deals were done in private luxury first
    exploded into the public eye back in 2007.


    Back then, the fact that Qantas spent hundreds of thousands of dollars wining and dining the nation's political
    elite in ultra-exclusive VIP lounges was relatively unknown.

    It was a time before Alan Joyce's tenure as the CEO of Qantas had even started, when he was boss of the comparatively lowly budget
    airline, Jetstar.

    And unlike Anthony Albanese's current slide in the polls leading up to an election in next year, the prospects back in 2007 were rosy for Labor. 

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    that of his ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt, and their son Nathan could bring down the prime minister. 
     




    The exclusive Qantas Chairman's Lounge (above) has been a well-kept secret for
    years, but it exploded into the public conscience in 2007 as the result
    of a political furore





    Broadcaster Steve Price revealed he had been a Chairman's
    Lounge member since 2002 during a row before the 2007 election won by Kevin Rudd which let the cat out of the bag about
    the VIP club

    The existence of the lounge was so little known back
    in 2007 that in defending his disclosure of Garrett's remark, Steve Price
    had to explain what the private enclave actually was.


    In a first person piece he wrote: 'The Chairman's Lounge
    is a separate frequent flyers lounge away from the crowded normal
    Qantas Club. 

    'As its name implies, the people given access to it are approved by the Qantas
    chairman, Margaret Jackson. 

    'I have been a Chairman's Lounge member since 2002.'

    In his opinion piece, Price also revealed TV entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins was also a member
    of lounge.

    Wilkins had also been inside at the time and was his only witness to the remark Price said Garrett had made.


    Other prominent media figures, such as 60 Minutes reporters, actors and performers, and
    well-known writers and sports people are said to be among
    the lounge's exclusive membership of around 6000.

    Price went on to defend himself for reporting what some claimed was
    a confidential conversation in a private place,
    but which exposed him to criticism over his own membership for allegedly promoting Qantas on his radio show.





    Back in 2007, Alan Joyce (left) was boss of the comparatively lowly budget airline
    Jetstar, and then Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon (right) had
    the power over who made the cut to the Chairman's Lounge





    One observer has described the relationship bet6ween leading politicians such as PM Anthony Albanese
    and the former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (above) as 'alarmingly cosy'

    'Why on earth is Qantas giving a controversial shock jock membership of its Chairman's
    Lounge, which is supposedly to enable our elite
    politicians and business leaders some privacy from the hoi
    polloi?' demanded Crikey reporter Stephen Mayne at the time.



    'The Chairman's Lounge is meant to be all about discretion and confidentiality,' he said, accusing Price of breaking 'a confidence'.


    The following year, before he was succeeded as Qantas
    CEO by Alan Joyce, Geoff Dixon was the sole
    gatekeeper of entry into the club's hushed confines.



    Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership was 'so exclusive that you have to be personally
    invited by the airline's chieftain', Nine newspapers reported in 2008.


    'A marvellous benefit of lounge membership is that the mega rich
    and powerful avoid having to mingle with the riffraff who will be
    travelling cattle class.

    'Having said that, members of the ultra-exclusive club have
    included Pauline Hanson.

    'Another lounge member is Brad Cooper, who is currently enjoying a prolonged exposure to cattle-class in Kirkconnell Correctional Centre.' (Cooper was the
    former HIH insurance executive jailed for eight years on fraud and bribery offences).





    Membership of the elite lounge is confined to about 6000 Australians including politicians from both sides, senior public servants,
    TV stars and actors






    The 'scandal' currently engulfing Anthony Albanese about his Chairman's Lounge membership and that of
    his ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt, and their son Nathan could bring down the prime minister (above the PM with partner
    Jodie Haydon and ex-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce)

    The report noted that politicians declaring membership of the lounge 'which most of
    their spouses got too' in their pecuniary interests that year included Liberal MPs of the
    day, Philip Ruddock, Bob Baldwin and Andrew Southcott.


    Labor MPs with lounge privileges included Tanya Plibersek, Bob McMullan, and Sharon Grierson, and Martin Ferguson declared a bottle of Grange hermitage as a gift
    from Qantas, as did Liberal, Christopher Pyne.

    Asked if all MPs got the captain's pick from Geoff Dixon, the airline's spokesperson  told Nine: 'We like to retain a bit
    of mystery. Membership is by invitation only and it is reviewed periodically.'

    Fast forward to today, and nearly every single federal politician in the country has accepted free membership of the controversial, invitation-only lounge with
    one even describing it as an 'entitlement'. 

    Qantas and the Albanese government recently denied the 'very,
    very high-end perk' gives the airline a disproportionate level
    of influence over the country's politicians.

    They were commenting ahead of the launch of the new book The Chairman's Lounge
    by former Australian Financial Review columnist Joe
    Aston, which has stirred up the controversy. 

    A Daily Mail Australia audit of the members' interest registers - in both
    Federal Parliament's House of Representatives and the
    Senate - revealed almost 93 per cent of the nation's leaders have
    been 'gifted' membership to the lavish, all-inclusive lounge.



    Mr Albanese has defended himself by saying he declared all his benefits in pecuniary interest statements. 

    At a press conference this week, he repeated that all of
    his upgrades 'have been declared as appropriate.
    What's appropriate is transparency.'  

    Apart from the PM, members include every one of his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry and all 12 assistant ministers.






    PM Anthony Albanese and every member of his 22-person Cabinet,
    his seven-person Outer Ministry and all 12 assistant
    ministers are members of the exclusive Chairman's Lounge





    Entry to the country's six opulent VIP clubs
    are suitably discreet, but once inside, the designer lounges offer
    free à la carte fine dining, table service and a discreet army of dedicated lounge
    attendants

    On the Coalition side of parliament, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, deputy leader David Littleproud and former deputy Barnaby Joyce are
    also among the swathes of politicians who have disclosed they have taken up free membership to the contentious club.


    Bill Shorten is a member, Tanya Plibersek is still a member and so is Teal MP,
    Zali Steggall.

    Last year it was reported that Australian Competition and
    Consumer Commission chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb and Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Joe Longo and some
    of their deputies are members of the Chairman's Lounge despite regulating the airline. 

    Senior public servants in the club included Department of Prime Minister and
    Cabinet secretary Glyn Davis, deputy secretaries Nadine Williams,
    Liz Hefren-Webb, Rachel Bacon and ambassador to Beijing,
    Scott Dewar.

    Other Qantas freebies bestowed on members include numerous business class flight upgrades, model Qantas aircrafts, frequent flyer points, and tickets to sporting and entertainment events. 

    Touted as 'the most exclusive club in the country', membership to the Chairman's Lounge is still veiled in secrecy.






    The new book The Chairman's Lounge by former
    Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston (above) has stirred up the controversy 





    Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb and Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Joe Longo are members despite regulating the airline

    Even the entrances to each of the country's six opulent VIP clubs - in Sydney, Melbourne,
    Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth airports - are suitably discreet.


    Once inside, however, the designer lounges are noticeably luxurious,
    with free à la carte fine dining, table service, a decadent selection of wines and Champagne and a discreet army of dedicated
    lounge attendants.

    Virgin Airlines has its own version of the VIP enclave, the
    'Beyond' lounge. 

    Only a handful of federal politicians have relinquished their membership to the Qantas Chairman's Lounge in the wake of the furore.


    The select few to take a principled stand on the issue include South Australian senator Barbara Pocock and former Wallabies star turned ACT senator David Pocock, along with MPs Stephen Bates, Queensland Green Elizabeth
    Watson-Brown, and Monique Ryan, a Teal from Victoria.

    Geoffrey Watson SC, a former counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against Corruption and a director of the Centre for Public Integrity, has
    implored all politicians and policymakers to follow suit.



    'There are certain positions in life where you cannot take Chairman's Club membership,' he said.


    'You're taking public money for the job and you are supposed to represent the public.
    Why not sit with them while you're waiting
    for a plane?'


    QantasAnthony Albanese

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