FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves the 19th EAST ASEAN Summit (EAS) at the National Convention Centre, in Vientiane, Laos, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office said on Wednesday he had "not ever" called the chief executive of airline Qantas seeking flight upgrades, denying an allegation aired in a book that has brewed into a political storm over integrity.
The controversy over the flight upgrades comes as Albanese struggles with low voter approval ratings amid higher living costs.
