#alan joyce

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Alan Joyce

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 30 June 1966  

Ethnicity: Irish

Occupation: CEO of Quantas

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A man shoved a pie in the face of the qantas CEO (Australia’s largest airline) yesterday. Because he wanted to make a statement about same sex marriage. 

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Albo-Freebie: A Special Friendship and Access Disparity

I had a conversation with Copilot about Anthony Albanese.

The allegation is that for at least a decade Anthony Albanese would directly liaise with his special friend, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, to arrange flight upgrades for personal travel and Alan Joyce granted the upgrades.

Copilot crunched some numbers for me.

1 Number of Politicians In a Similar Position To Albanese During the relevant period, let us consider the number of federal politicians who might be in a position similar to Anthony Albanese, such as ministers, shadow ministers, and senior MPs. There are approximately 227 federal politicians in Australia, including both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

2 Sub-Set with Access To Alan Joyce Not all of these politicians would have direct access to Alan Joyce. Let us estimate that around 10% of these politicians, or about 23 politicians, might have had the level of seniority or connections to directly liaise with the Qantas CEO.

3 Number of Requests Granted Anthony Albanese reportedly received 22 free upgrades over more than a decade. If we assume that other politicians with similar access might have made similar requests, let us estimate that each of the 23 politicians received an average of 10 upgrades over the same period. This would result in approximately 230 upgrades granted.

5 Qantas Customers During The Relevant Period Qantas has millions of customers. For simplicity, let us estimate that there were around 10 million Qantas customers during the relevant period.

6 Access Comparison: • Non-Albanese Applicants -v- Albanese

• Albanese Access Rate: 100% (since he had direct access to Alan Joyce). • Non-Albanese Access Rate: Assuming only 23 out of 227 politicians had similar access, the access rate is approximately 10%.

7 Success Rate Comparison: • Non-Albanese Applicants -v- Albanese

• Albanese Success Rate: 22 upgrades granted out of 22 requests (assuming no rejections), so 100%. • Non-Albanese Success Rate: If 230 upgrades were granted out of 287 requests (230 granted + 57 rejected), the success rate is approximately 80%.

Summary • Politicians In Similar Position: 227 • Politicians with Access To Alan Joyce: 23 • Upgrades Granted: 230 • Requests Rejected: 57 • Qantas Customers: 10 million (estimated) • Albanese Access Rate: 100% • Non-Albanese Access Rate: 10% • Albanese Success Rate: 100% • Non-Albanese Success Rate: 80%

This analysis highlights the disparity in access and success rates between Anthony Albanese and other Qantas customers. It underscores the potential influence of personal connections in securing flight upgrades.

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