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Even if they did, by the time it was looked at, all the back and forth was completed and a resolution was reached, the flight will have long passed and the refund will have been processed anyway.

Also, there are other options to fly to London, a lot of airlines (SQ, QR, EK, DL) fly into Gatwick as well and BA has a wide range of flights across Europe from Gatwick for QF to connect to.

Seems likely, given the AFP took him straight to hospital. From the ABC article:

I did wonder earlier in the year when the previous status credit promo showed up if perhaps this was a move towards having several status credits promos during the year, but with a shorter travel period. Rather than the previous way of just having one promo, but with a travel period covering...

There's a loophole large enough to drive a truck through anyway. There's an exemption for saline for medical purposes (like contact lenses) so as long as your water bottle has a sticker on it saying "Contact lens fluid" then it's totally permitted even when it's full of liquid.

You can prepare the form beforehand and then when you arrive you do the submission then.

It's a matter of public record that Home Affairs (of which Border Force is a part of) has serious workplace issues. If you feel like looking at a mountain of stats from the employees themselves you can view the results from 2023 APS Census. Of particular note is the Retention stats (page 16)...

Maybe it's just the times I'm travelling but I haven't really noticed overcrowding to be that much of an issue in Sydney. It does get busy at peak times (of course) but I've always been able to find a seat.

For a while I was regularly doing same day returns on the SYD-CBR route. I'd fly down first thing in the morning (usually having to get out of bed at 5am), attend the meeting and then fly back in the afternoon. It would be pretty normal to get the same crew on the return and even be on the same...

I haven't had a chance to try the Pullman out yet, but I will give an endorsement to the Movenpick. If you haven't tried it I'd definitely give it a go. I know it's the opposite side of town to the Sofitel though, however it's right next to Southern Cross station, so it's simple to get pretty...

This also used to be a card I'd recommend to others when I got asked what I thought was a good card to get. You could get Velocity points (exciting, aspirational, but complex) or just get money off your groceries (obtainable, practical, simple) and you could use the card anywhere and for...

This is the bit that I don't get either. Qantas is a business, there's no reason to show them any loyalty, they certainly haven't shown the Australian public any. Off-shoring and outsourcing every part of the business that they can and being caught on multiple breaches of the law, even a...

There aren't many Visa or Mastercard left that earn at 1 Velocity point (or QFF point) per dollar for normal spend. Especially not with a relatively low annual fee. There's a small handful of them left around, but their numbers are dwindling.

The NAB Signature will have a $24 monthly fee, though it's waived if you spend more than $5,000 a month. https://www.nab.com.au/personal/credit-cards/nab-rewards-cards/rewards-updates

At the time I got this card it was one of a tiny number of rewards cards that didn't charge international transaction fees and I was coming to it from the ANZ Rewards Travel Adventures card deval. It also has a great earn rate at 1 Velocity point per dollar so it was my companion to my AmEx...

Yeah, it's not exciting, but I'm buying the coffee anyway, so may as well get 20% back. 🤷

Yep, exactly.

Also, I've discovered it can be for multiple transactions at the same business. My morning coffee on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, all purchased at the same cafe, all got separate credits back.

The ACCC has put out a press release as well. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/qantas-agrees-to-20m-payments-to-customers-and-subject-to-court-approval-a-100m-penalty-for-misleading-consumers

I think you're unlikely to have much luck. You'll basically be asking them for the bonus points and demonstrating in the process that you've got a track record of signing up, getting the points, then immediately cancelling. That's great for you, but there's nothing in it for AmEx, so no...