Originally Posted by
gordonfvckingramsay
It surprises me that this post went so quietly, the last line is pretty damning isn’t it? How could the ACCC honestly expect to approve this and say it was legitimate? Honest question.
I’m guessing it’s legal and the general public (bafflingly) seems to refuse to get outraged at such obvious corruption. In fact even if they do, Qantas seems to have worked out how much outrage they can tolerate before it starts affecting sales (spoiler alert- it’s a lot). The ACCC will justify it by pointing to their gift declaration policy. I’m in no way saying it’s right but just speculating why it didn’t get much of a reaction.
FWIW I used to work in public healthcare and we weren’t allowed to accept so much as a branded pen or notepad from a medical company rep (free lunches were banned many years ago). That such a policy doesn’t apply to the ACCC is, quite simply, moronic.