Indecent disclosure: Ah, the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge, that warm, luxurious albatross around the neck of our political class. It’s so snug it’s easy to forget it’s there at all.
As Crikey contributor and Open Politics founder Sean Johnson pointed out to us, three politicians have overlooked noting the lush lounge membership in their private interest disclosures for the 48th Parliament: Nationals MP Pat Conaghan, former Nationals deputy MP Michael McCormack (regarding his wife’s membership), and Liberal Senator for South Australia Leah Blyth.