Qantas rejects suggestion support for Indigenous voice was ‘quid pro quo’ for Qatar Airways decision
by Josh Butler and Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6F9HZ)
Peter Dutton claims Anthony Albanese was hanging out on the red carpet with Alan Joyce' and did not change voice wording as former Qantas boss told him not to
Qantas has dismissed suggestions its support for the Indigenous voice referendum was tied to the government's decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights into Australia, saying the claims advanced by no campaign supporters have no basis in fact".
Qantas's denial, made in a submission to a Senate inquiry, came the same day the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, alleged without evidence at a press conference that the former Qantas boss Alan Joyce had told the government not to alter the wording of the constitutional amendment.
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