Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denying Qantas flight upgrade accusations - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued to deny he called former head Alan Joyce up to seek free flight upgrades.

Albanese has been engaging in a days-long back-and-fourth denial after allegations surfaced in a new book - and the opposition has been running with this ahead of the election.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says this is still a bad look for the Prime Minister.

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