According to a report in today's "Australian" :
".....The decision to deny Qatar Airways more flights into Australia was not taken by cabinet and key ministers were not consulted on the decision, with ANZ boss Shayne Elliott saying he was *“disturbed” by the government’s protection of Qantas profits.
The Australian has been told that senior members of the government were not informed of the decision taken by Transport Minister Catherine King, with *Anthony Albanese saying on Tues*day he was not responsible for knocking back the Qatari bid.
“Well, it’s not up to me. It’s up to the Transport Minister, who’s made the decision,” the Prime Minister said......"
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