00:00A study in selfie skills. The Prime Minister positioning for a poll date, still not in
00:09focus.
00:10I hope I got it.
00:11Anthony Albanese at parliament with TAFE and university students on the back of a higher
00:16education pre-election pitch which includes wiping 20% of student loan debt. Hugely significant
00:24for some.
00:25$11,400.
00:26Oh, you've already done the calculation.
00:30It's unfair. You could have used that money much better.
00:34With the coalition arguing that at a cost of $16 billion, it's bad policy.
00:40This is a terrible economic decision. Incredibly irresponsible. That essentially transfers
00:47student debt to other taxpayers.
00:49We make no apology for doing everything we can to relieve that financial pressure.
00:553, 2, 1.
00:57From higher education benefits to flight benefits. The Prime Minister struggling to
01:03shake attention over flight upgrades and his relationship with former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
01:10He flatly denies asking for any upgrades and says he's not aware of his staff asking for
01:15any on his behalf either.
01:17Not to my knowledge, no.
01:19Not to your knowledge, again that's...
01:21Upgrades, these upgrades, you're talking about a 30 year period.
01:25Some independents announcing they've relinquished their memberships to the exclusive Qantas
01:30Chairman's Lounge.
01:31There is a deep suspicion that if politicians are getting secret freebies that it might
01:37influence their decisions.
01:39Transparency was a key feature of the last election and in the lead up to this one, some
01:44politicians are snipping the wind, noting the public distaste for political perks and
01:49quickly moving to create distance.
01:52But opposition leader Peter Dutton's pursuit of the matter has gone cold.
01:56After last week suggesting the Prime Minister should be referred to the corruption watchdog,
02:00today not a single question on the issue from the opposition benches.
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