James Panichi

The ACCC entering "not applicable" as the value of its staff's ongoing use of Qantas and Virgin lounges is questionable. Standard airport lounges have a commercial value that can be determined. The ACCC has regulatory oversight; it makes decisions that may affect the airlines' bottom line.

06.02.2025 23:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is crazy. Why would an Australian lawmaker need to be flown across the world by a foreign government?

05.02.2025 22:48 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Our reporting in December on the eSafety Commissioner’s undeclared trip to Twiggy Forrest’s private AI conference has resulted in a flood of new disclosures

31.01.2025 08:07 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Six months later... Australia's eSafety commissioner puts a dollar figure on the hospitality she received from the Minderoo Foundation and Big Tech.

31.01.2025 07:29 — 👍 10    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 5

This is, in a small way, quite significant. Does it mark the beginning of the end of #Qantas' Chairman's Lounge #lobbying strategy? #antitrust

24.01.2025 06:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Transparency geek news: from the 1st of January, the EU Commission started to proactively publish minutes of the meetings held between lobbyists and staff with management function (from DG to head of units). It's short, and not very detailed, but still a step toward transparency

14.01.2025 08:54 — 👍 91    🔁 34    💬 3    📌 4

Hello. Next month I’m starting a new gig at the AFR covering energy and climate from Canberra. If you know anything about energy and/or climate, let’s chat

14.01.2025 03:42 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

Let's get this show on the road...

23.12.2024 06:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0