The most powerful lobbyist in Canberra’ Joe Aston on how Qantas featherbeds politicians to get its way

Welcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade. Today’s interview features Australia’s most talked about business writer, Joe Aston, whose book on Qantas has dominated the political cycle for the last ten days.

Also today, in the Unmade Index, Seven and Nine held their AGMs, taking different approaches to acknowledging their failings.

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