Headlines: Voting is underway in the US election, WA Premier fails to disclose Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership, Prince William and Robert Irwin team up for the environment and 87% of Briefers said they weren’t participating in Melbourne Cup day.

Deep Dive: Politicians and their free memberships to the Qantas Chairman's Lounge have been in the news all this week.

But what actually goes on inside these luxurious spaces, and where is the line between reasonable luxuries for high-level politicians and potentially corrupting influence?

On this episode of The Briefing, Bension Siebert speaks with Joe Aston, journalist and author of The Chairman’s Lounge, which kicked off the scandal.

We also hear from Independent Senator David Pocock on why he gave up his membership – and why he accepted it in the first place.

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