justinbrett
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Where have I said that I am holding the CEO of a company (in this case QF) to a higher standard than a member of parliament?
Because you said Joyce was the greater villain. Not Albo who was the one that requested the upgrade.
The government member in this specific case was the Transport Minister so had direct regulatory oversight over the airline. It is more than a customer/supplier relationship.
It's a bit like the CEO of CBA ringing up the head of APRA and saying "Mate, next time you need a home loan give me a call and I'll arrange for all the fees to be waived and we will give you a 50% discount on the interest rate for the life of the loan. Oh, and I notice that your son is in heavy arrears on his home loan - don't worry, I'll wipe them off the system so you don't have to worry about them."
Allegedly it was Albo who called up asking for an upgrade. That was improper (and likely breached ministerial code of conduct).
Joyce upgrading MPs including the PM without prompt is no different to upgrading CEOs of other large QF customers. There’s nothing illegal about it and the onus is on the MPs to refuse if it’s “improper”. Given that anybody with CL access is likely to get upgraded anyway, it’s not the story here. It’s the fact Albo requested it. You analogy isn’t apt because it wasn’t instigated by QF.