Why don’t you help Omaha out instead of hobnobbing with politicians in D.C.?
As a resident of Omaha Nebraska, and a kind of sort of neighbor of Warren Buffet (isn’t living a mile away pretty close to being a neighbor?). I don’t have any idea what the guy is thinking most of the time. I mean this guy’s mind is completely baffling to me. I guess Warren has been telling the media and every politician that will listen about the glorious idea of raising capital gains taxes. I guess this will “level” the playing field and make old Warren feel less guilty about being rich. Personally, I think Warren should start feeling good about being rich and start spending money to enjoy it. After all, what would be of better use to the economy, Warren droning on and on about how his secretary pays less taxes or Warren blowing tons of money in Omaha’s local economy to boost the local GDP? Hell, if I was as rich as old Warren, I would buy way more than just a big yacht like your small time rich guy, I would build a castle! I’m not talking in Hollywood type jest here either. Like a really, really big house or something. I’m talking about a freaking huge Medieval castle with ramparts, a moat, huge feasts every day, and people hired on to act as the local medieval population. I will have people play knights, surfs, counts, and barons. This will be like government stimulus on super steroids and a lot more bad ass than namby pamby community reinvestment nonsense. It will likely add more value as well, I mean what would you rather have, a road repaved for the sixth time this year clogging up traffic or a big huge castle right outside of town. I will hire all unemployed people too and reduce Omaha’s unemployment rate to zero.
Unfortunately for all the citizens of Omaha, Warren is a guilty, guilty man for being so rich. So instead of enjoying a lavish lifestyle, he lives so humbly it could make a priest blush for living so lavishly. So not only does Warren not buy a Huge Freaking Cool Castle (HFCC) he does not even buy that big of a house. You can almost feel his guilt while driving by it. Think of all those jobs that he could have created if he’d just spend a little more on himself, but nooooo, he keeps all of that money to himself, permanently sealed up. He is some kind of Walking Keynsian Liquidity Trap (WKLT).
So Warren feels guilty about spending money on himself. Well, why doesn’t he do what every other Billionaire does? Invest huge amounts of money in his home town! Hell, we just built a new stadium so we could keep the college world series in quaint little Omaha, but, where was Warren to help out with that? Hell, Mr. “Badass” T. Boone dropped tons of money on his alma mater’s stadium, why can’t he be the local rich guy? But no, we got dreary old Warren. Speaking of T. Boone, at least he had some REALLY crazy, REALLY big schemes like millions of windmills going from Canada all the way down to the tip of Argentina or something. What do we get from old Warren? The same dreary old stuff we have been hearing since the New Deal. There has to be something that Warren will spend money on in Omaha. Wait a second, the food banks in Omaha are really low… how about pitching in there Warren? Well, guess not, Warren has to go get some medals from some shifty politicians.
Well, I guess old Warren wants to be remembered by some dull old tax increase that reminds me of his drab old house. Personally, I would want to be remembered as that “crazy rich guy that built that freaking huge castle right outside of town”. I would even settle for the guy that chips into the local food banks but, not old Warren. I would like to tell Warren to live it up, and that what he does adds value to society so stopping feeling so guilty. Alas, I guess Omaha is just a little too small for big hearted Warren Buffet to spend money on.
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Do Greens and crossbenchers who claim that transparency
and integrity is at the heart of their reason for
entering Parliament in the first place hear themselves?
In the past few days they have mounted self-serving arguments
against proposed electoral reforms that the major parties look set to come together to support.
The reforms include caps for how much money wealthy individuals can donate, caps on the amount candidates can spend
in individual electorates to prevent the equivalent of an arms race, and a $90million limit on what any party can spend at an election – actually
less than the major parties currently spend.
The proposed new laws also include lower disclosure thresholds for donations,
thus increasing the transparency of who makes political donations in the first place.
So the wealthy wont be able to hide behind anonymity while using their cash to influence election outcomes – and
the extent to which they can use their wealth at all will be limited.
The bill will further improve transparency by also increasing the speed and
frequency that disclosures of donations need to be made.
At present we have the absurd situation in which donations get made –
but you only find out the details of who has given what to whom many months later, well after elections are won and lost.
In other words, what is broadly being proposed will result in much greater
transparency and far less big money being injected into campaigning by the wealthy.
Teal Kylea Tink claimed the major parties were ‘running scared’ with the policy and warned the reform would ‘not
stop the rot’
Greens senate leader Larissa Waters (left) fired a warning shot – saying if it serves only the major parties ‘it’s a rort, not
reform’. Teal independent ACT senator David Pocock (right) said: ‘What seems to be
happening is a major-party stitch-up’
Anyone donating more than $1,000 to a political party, as opposed to $16,000 under the current rules, will need to
disclose having done so. And how much they can donate will
be capped.
Yet the Greens and Teals have quickly condemned the proposed new laws, labeling them
a ‘stitch-up’, ‘outrageous’ and ‘a rort, not a reform’.
They have lost their collective minds after finding out that Labor’s proposal just might
secure the support of the opposition.
I had to double check who was criticising what exactly before even starting to write this column.
Because I had assumed – incorrectly – that these important transparency measures
stamping out the influence of the wealthy must have been proposed by the virtue-signalling Greens
or the corruption-fighting Teals, in a united crossbench effort to drag the major parties closer to accountability.
More fool me.
The bill, designed to clean up a rotten system, is being put forward by Labor and is opposed by a growing cabal of crossbenchers.
It makes you wonder what they have to hide. Put
simply, the Greens and Teals doth protest too much on this issue.
Labor is thought to be trying to muscle out major political
donors such as Clive Palmer
Another potential target of the laws is businessman and
Teal funder Simon Holmes à Court
The Greens have taken massive donations in the past, contrary to their irregular calls to tighten donations rules (Greens leader Adam Bandt and Senator Mehreen Faruqi are pictured)
The major parties have long complained about the influence the likes of Simon Holmes à Court wields behind the scenes amongst the Teals.
And we know the Greens have taken massive donations from the wealthy in the
past, contrary to their irregular calls to tighten donations rules.
Now that tangible change has been proposed, these bastions of virtue are running
a mile from reforms that will curtail dark art of political
donations.
The Labor government isn’t even seeking for these transparency rules to take effect immediately, by the
way. It won’t be some sort of quick-paced power play before the next election designed to catch the crossbench out.
They are aiming for implementation by 2026, giving everyone enough time to absorb and understand
the changes before preparing for them.
Don’t get me wrong, no deal has yet been done between Labor and
the Coalition. I imagine the opposition want to go over the laws with a fine tooth
comb.
As they should – because it certainly isn’t beyond Labor to
include hidden one-party advantages in the proposed design which would create loopholes
only the unions are capable of taking advantage of, therefore disadvantaging the Coalition electorally in the years to come.
But short of such baked-in trickiness scuttling a deal to get
these proposed laws implemented, the crossbench should offer their support, not cynical opposition, to
what is being advocated for.
They might even be able to offer something worthwhile
that could be incorporated in the package.
To not do so exposes their utter hypocrisy and blowhard false commentary about being in politics to ‘clean things up’.
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In an apparent snub by Phillips, the opening sequence of
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score
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Insiders also claim studio bosses did not want to premiere the film
at the Venice Film Festival, but Phillips pushed back – with a Warner spokesman saying the studio ‘fully supported the decision to bring the film to Venice.
Joker: Folie À Deux has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as
the film bombed at the box office on opening night.
It has only made $114million worldwide against its $200million budget.
The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as ‘bleak’ and
‘disappointing’ — officially released in theaters
on Friday, October 4, but it only raked in $20 million at the
domestic box office, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which had earned him
an Oscar for his portrayal in the 2019 film,
while Gaga took on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn).
However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — the lowest score for a comic book movie.
Madame Web — which notably also flopped in theaters earlier this year and
also received terrible reviews — holds a higher score with a C+.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31%
and a critic score of 32%.
The sequel is projected to rake in less that $50 million at the domestic box office during the entirety
of opening weekend, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Weeks ago, the movie had been projected to bring in around $70 million – but the number has since drastically dropped.
Joker (2019) notably opened with $96.2 million when the
film first released in theaters – and eventually landed
a little over $1 billion in the global box office.
The first movie – which was also directed by Todd Phillips –
had a budget of between $55 and $70 million. However, the budget
increased for Folie À Deux to around $200 million.
The 2019 movie garnered praise and positive reviews from both critics and
audiences – and won the Golden Lion during the
76th Venice International Film Festival.
Joaquin received an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Joker (Arthur Fleck) – and the film garnered an additional
Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The sequel also screened during the Venice International Film Festival last month in September,
where it earned a 12-minute standing ovation, per Deadline.
A source directly involved with the film said: ‘No one could get through to Todd.
And the one thing about genre stuff: If you don’t listen and pay attention to
what the fan expectations are, you’re going to fail.
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday – and shared their opinions on the sequel, which
features musical sequences.
One fan penned, ‘Joaquin Phoenix don’t deserve this. what happened to the script?’ while
another added, ‘is it that bad,’ followed by a crying face
emoji.
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have been a
good choice. It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,’ one typed.
‘But with some original songs, that keep everything vague, not
just covers. Also when I heard of the ending I snorted fr.’
A social media user wrote, ‘Stop making sequels as musicals if the
original wasn’t a musical.’
‘Maybe he [Phillips] only had an hour long movie, and decided to randomly add musical scenes to fill the runtime,’
one penned.
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared, along with a monkey staring out a window.
One fan said, ‘the movie sucks. i had to walk out of the cinema,’ while another penned,
‘After years of disagreement….*Joker 2 releases* Critics
[shaking hands] Audience.’
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday
– and shared their opinions over the sequel,
which was also a musical
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have
been a good choice. It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,’ one typed
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared, along with a monkey staring out a window
‘That’s way below what we expected,’ one wrote in regards to the current Rotten Tomatoes scores.
‘People are saying this is the worst sequel ever.’
A fan explained, ‘yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance.’
‘It also insults the audience’s intelligence. the songs were also underwhelming too.
they shouldn’t have let this escape to theaters.’
One shared, ‘The audience that loved the first movie is not the
same audience running to see musicals. This was a gigantic mistake from step 1.’
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips discussed
whether he would be interested in making a third Joker film or a movie centered
around Gaga’s character.
‘It’s not really where this movie is headed for me.
I feel like my time in the DC Universe was these two films.’
Ahead of the movie’s release, Lady Gaga also dropped an accompanying album
titled Harlequin on September 27.
Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie’ by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga’s ‘thin’ role in the film following
its release on Friday.
‘That’s way below what we expected,’ one wrote in regards to the current Rotten Tomatoes scores.
‘People are saying this is the worst sequel ever’
A fan explained, ‘yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance’
The ‘bleak’ sequel, has also received a tepid reception from
fans, with some claiming Lady Gaga’s career could be at risk.
While the same director Todd Phillips was back in the hot seat, critics have said the sequel is just a ‘repeat’ of
the first hit but with an added musical twist.
Most critics have said Todd failed to use Gaga correctly in the
movie and claimed she was only bought in for the musical
aspect of it.
While the majority of critics say Joker: Folie À Deux didn’t live up to expectations,
others have dubbed the movie ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant.’
Daily Mail’s Brian Viner commended the move
as ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant’ but said it lacked any thrill.
The Independent’s Geoffrey Macnab said: ‘Today Joker is best remembered as one of the most subversive
and original films of the last decade, while its hugely anticipated sequel is just as bleak and formally daring as its predecessor’.
Meanwhile, the Irish Times’ Donald Clarke gave the movie just two stars but credited Phillips’ work for making a sequel
following the first movie’s $1billion success.
Financial Times critic Danny Leigh said although Gaga worked
hard to bump the ratings up in the sequel, Phillips appeared to have
no idea what to do with her.
Giving a three star rating, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw claimed the movie proves ‘claustrophobic’
and ‘repetitive.’
Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie’ by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga’s ‘thin’ role in the film following its release
on Friday; seen in September in London
The Times’ Kevin Maher wrote: ‘The director Todd Phillips said there would be no follow-up to the original, but he changed
his mind and the result is a derivative musical’
‘This might be the most disappointing follow-up to an Oscar-winning performance since Anthony Hopkins reworked his silky and terrifying Dr Lecter from for the
campy, kitschy.’
Along with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, other stars that had
appeared in the sequel include Brendan Gleeson, Catherine
Keener, Zazie Beatz and Steve Coogan.
Joker: Folie à Deux has faced additional backlash from fans as they have claimed that Gaga is running the risk of losing her acting career.
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ดอกไม้สำหรับงานศพที่จัดส่งตรงเวลา ทำให้เราประหยัดเวลาและได้รับของที่มีคุณภาพ หากคุณกำลังมองหาดอกไม้สวยๆ ในราคาที่คุ้มค่า ลองดูร้านใกล้บ้านที่มีบริการจัดส่งด่วน
แล้วคุณล่ะ มีร้านดอกไม้ใกล้ฉันที่ชื่นชอบอยู่แล้วหรือยัง?
ร้านดอกไม้งานแต่งใกล้ฉัน
Lisa Vanderpump has purchased a $5 million Las Vegas mansion.
The 64-year-old Bravo beauty decided to buy the Sin City abode after taking an in-person tour of the premises, which is
situated on a golf course, sources told TMZ on Monday.
The reality star-restaurateur visited the home following production of the second season of her Hulu series Vanderpump
Villa, closing on the transaction in a three-day span, insiders told the outlet.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum’s home in Las Vegas includes amenities
such as a large pool and incredible views of the surrounding desert area,
according to the outlet.
The English socialite has been busy decorating the
mansion and has ‘already settled in,’ insiders told the outlet.
Lisa Vanderpump, 64, pictured in LA in January, has purchased
a $5 million Las Vegas mansion
With the purchase, Vanderpump and her spouse of 42
years, Ken Todd, 79, expand their real estate portfolio, which also includes their estate in Beverly
Hills, called Villa Rosa.
Vanderpump has spent extended stretches in Las Vegas
as she presides over a trio of local establishments.
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They include Vanderpump à Paris at Paris Las Vegas (opened in 2021),
Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace (opened in 2019) and Pinky’s by
Vanderpump, which is slated to open in November in Flamingo
Las Vegas.
‘It’s truly very exciting for us to be asked to create a unique concept on the iconic Las Vegas Strip,’ Vanderpump told
KNTV in November of 2023.
Vanderpump said, ‘We’ve so enjoyed our relationship with Caesars Entertainment
and we are excited to expand.’
She said Pinky’s by Vanderpump would evoke nostalgia of the gambling town’s origins.
‘Through our design company, Vanderpump Alain, we are embracing the unique
history of Flamingo Las Vegas and the designs will be reminiscent of a
bygone era,’ Vanderpump said of the venue.
She continued: ‘Caesars has allowed us the creativity to truly delve into the
Art Deco style and create something that will encompass
the stunning design of that time.
Vanderpump on September 22 took to Instagram with a panoramic
shot from what appeared to be her Southern California mansion, writing, ‘Lovely Sunday, glad to
be home!’
Vanderpump has spent extended stretches in Las Vegas as she presides over a trio of local establishments.
Pictured at Flamingo Las Vegas in November of 2023
They include Vanderpump à Paris, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden and Pinky’s by Vanderpump, the latter of which is
slated to open in November in Flamingo Las Vegas
‘The building will extend into a dramatic conservatory that will enhance
the facade of the Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip.’
Sources told TMZ that Vanderpump has ‘fallen in love with the city,’ which
is about 285 miles from her home base of Beverly Hills, which equates to a drive of about four-and-a-half hours.
Vanderpump on September 22 took to Instagram with a panoramic shot from what appeared to be her Southern California mansion, writing, ‘Lovely Sunday, glad
to be home!’
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爆弾テロから彼女らと密輸武器を庇って命を落とすが、そのことで公安に強制売春と密輸の証拠を掴ませ、結果的に移民たちを守らせることに成功する。 その姿勢は梓澤に対しても変わらないが、同時に一定の信頼も置いているようで、公安局ビル占拠事件の逃走時、梓澤との合流予定地点で彼を待ち続けていた。 その目論見は、厚生省公安局刑事課一係と外務省海外調整局行動課との合同作戦により打ち砕かれた。今シリーズのみ原作をドラマ化した作品であり、そのため原作にも登場したキャラクターが数多く登場しているが、話の流れは大きく異なる。
北方領土「日本に主権」 米政府見解を正式表明 米政府高官、日米安保は適用外 日本経済新聞.
サックスグループとの資本業務提携契約を締結、SBIキャピタルの株式40%を譲渡。現状、登場人物の中ではユナに次ぐ高い実力の持ち主。本書は第1章が郵便法違憲判決（平成14年）、第2章警察予備隊違憲訴訟判決（昭和27年）、第3章第三者所有物没収違憲判決（昭和37年）、第4章苫米地事件判決（昭和35年）、第5章三菱樹脂事件判決（昭和48年）、…
Coelacanths are well known from the fossil record of
400 million to 75 million years ago.
ดอกไม้สามารถแสดงถึงความรัก ความปรารถนาดี และความอบอุ่นใจได้ดีมาก
โชคดีที่ปัจจุบันมีร้านดอกไม้ใกล้ฉันมากมายที่ให้บริการหลากหลาย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นดอกไม้สดสำหรับวันเกิด ตอบโจทย์ทุกความต้องการอย่างลงตัว ใครที่กำลังมองหาร้านดอกไม้ใกล้ฉัน ลองดูร้านใกล้บ้านที่มีบริการจัดส่งด่วน แล้วคุณล่ะ มีร้านดอกไม้ใกล้ฉันที่ชื่นชอบอยู่แล้วหรือยัง?
ร้านดอกไม้ใกล้ห้าง
He spent 17 years representing cruise strains and self-insured firms.
其間凡（およ）そ一里許（ばかり）。尤も往きと帰りとでは、同じ一里が近く思はれるもので、北国街道の平坦（たひら）な長い道を独りてく／＼やつて行くうちに、いつの間にか丑松は広濶（ひろ／″＼）とした千曲川（ちくまがは）の畔（ほとり）へ出て来た。履行などを通じて、資金対策、出入国管理強化、ハイジャック防止などを始めとする国際的な取組に、引き続き積極的に参画してまいります。田中から直江津行の汽車に乗つて、豊野へ着いたのは丁度正午（ひる）すこし過。 『鷹の爪』特別団員 中田譲治さんがついに声優参戦！中盤まで登場していた。現場の判断と称して命令違反を犯すこともしばしば。
以来、総額100億円の基金を順次積み立て、その寄付のめどがついた昭和52年に、豊田英二社長(当時)と 豊田章一郎、花井正八の両副社長は、大学創設という永年の宿願を果たすべき時期がきたと判断した。昨夜の酒が何も抜けておらず、ついさっき飲んだような酒臭い息、酔っ払った状態と何ら変わらない身体にブラックコーヒーを流し込み、足を引きずりながら電車に乗り込みます最寄り駅から会社まで徒歩で１０分ほど、歩きながら色々な神様や仏様に祈ります。毎日毎朝、消えてしまいたい、早く楽になりたいと思いながら会社に出勤していました。、雅子には母校であるハーバード大学で伐採した樹木で創作されたペンが、それぞれ贈呈された。
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I began formally taking part in around with words by writing poetry when I used to be about 12 years previous.
After the household makes a remaining resolution, Drew leads them via the means of bidding on and purchasing a house.
Roberto coin 18k white gold dogbone 18in chain with 7 bezel-set diamonds totaling 0.28cts.
会社が振込先金融機関への振込手数料を一方的に差し引いて支払うことは、全額払いをしたことにならず、第24条違反になる。無線式のビットを搭載し、連邦軍の宇宙艦艇を察知されずに一方的に攻撃出来る機体として「ソロモンの悪魔」として連邦軍の脅威となる。 MS格納庫は艦橋下から艦本体へと変更されている。 フル稼働状態では30分程度しか稼働出来ない機体での特攻描写を、安彦はスピーディーな場面展開で表現している。 ドズル中将座乗の「ワルキューレ」、シャア少佐（一年戦争開戦時）座乗の「ファルメル」など、大幅な改修によって通常タイプに比べて大きく高性能化された艦が存在する。
Some of them are true tales, start to complete.
The Nationwide League is combining forces with The Royal British Legion over the forthcoming weeks to boost the consciousness of their annual Poppy Attraction and how those financial contributions support the sterling work finished to help members of our armed forces who want care in our communities presently.
The angel motif of UNATCO is further reflected in its security clearances.
Houser died unexpectedly at her dwelling in Lockesburg, Sunday Jan.
20 workers at a McDonalds in Cicero, Illinois went on strike over paid sick days required by Illinois legislation, the walkout lasted 30 minutes and gained the employees the paid sick depart.
Their most recent encounter was at the July 2016 Bilbao Chess Masters double spherical-robin tournament, where Carlsen gained one recreation while the other was drawn.
Eight fatalities and one oblique fatality occurred, together with not less than sixteen accidents and two oblique accidents, a few of which were critical.
Although not but formally an American citizen, Steinitz wished the United States flag to be positioned next to him in the course of the match.
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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.
The election that was looming was the ‘Kevin 07’ landslide that would see Kevin Rudd become
prime minister and John Howard lose his own seat.
The issue which blew open the ‘guilty secret’ of the Chairman’s
Lounge then wasn’t about a prime minister’s privileges, although John Howard and Kevin Rudd were certainly both members during their terms as PM.
But when broadcaster Steve Price – himself a long time Chairman’s Lounge member
– revealed a politically charged remark made within the club’s
hallowed walls, the cat was out of the bag.
The political revelation – a comment by ex-rock star turned senator Peter Garrett that
Labor would change the policies it campaigned on if
it won government – did not deter his party from romping in on election day.
In contrast, 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.
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