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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 16:40 inviato da: ร้านทํา พวงหรีดใกล้ฉัน

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 15:50 inviato da: รบจดงานศพ

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 14:39 inviato da: รบจดงานศพ

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 14:12 inviato da: Ulrich-Snedker-3.Hubstack.net

  The bold, confident, free-thinking modern woman who may soon occupy the White House is not
  named Kamala Harris.
  
  In her new No.1 New York Times best-selling memoir, Melania Trump shares a revealing
  look into her personal life and journey - from a childhood
  in small-town Slovenia, to globetrotting pursuits as a young model,
  to her courtship and marriage to one of the world's most famous men.
  
  She also corrects the record, challenges her critics and clarifies her positions on a range of issues from abortion (she's pro-choice) to the inclusion of biological men in women's sports (female athletes must always
  be 'protected and respected').
  
  In fact, she sounds like many female voters
  grappling with the whiplash changes wrought by
  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's time in the White House.
  
  
  
  
  The bold, confident, free-thinking modern woman who may soon occupy the White House is not
  named Kamala Harris. (Pictured: Kellyanne with Donald and Melania Trump at the White House in 2019).
  
  
  'The country is suffering,' she writes. 'We have wars around the
  world... The border is open and dangerous… a lot of fentanyl
  is coming over and killing our youth…. The economy is really
  not great, inflation is high.'
  
  I've known and worked alongside Melania for many years,
  and regard her as a friend.
  
  She has been unfairly maligned and the target of so much speculation and prevarication. That is why it
  has been so wonderful to see her own 'October Surprise',
  a memoir in her own words on her own timeline, showing the measured, magnanimous woman tens of millions of Americans adore.
  
  
  
  Earlier this year, Melania and I lost our mothers just weeks apart.
  Even as she navigated her loss in public view, Melania made every effort to be there for me.
  She and President Trump called, sent flowers,
  handwritten notes and checked in with me time and
  again.
  
  After my divorce was finalized last year, Melania showed up
  again, supporting me as any caring friend would and encouraging me to
  swing open soldered doors following a time of personal upheaval and transition.
  
  
  
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  And it was the same story when we worked together in the White House.
  
  While Jill Biden has insisted on being called 'Doctor', Melania was admired and
  beloved by the political and permanent staffers alike, asking after their children by name, welcoming them to events big and small, and treating them with inclusivity and respect.
  
  
  Known as a protective and present mother, Melania now uses
  her memoir to call out the 'sheer malice' of unfunny comic Rosie O'Donnell who, in 2016, tweeted despicable and totally unfounded claims about Barron, then aged 10.
  
  
  It was just weeks after Trump had stunned the world and won, and
  the same liberal media and Hollywood types, who perpetuated every vicious attack against him, reveled as O'Donnell's vile
  lie wormed its way across social media.
  
  It was a shock to see such naked cruelty towards a First Child, especially
  when so many of us had treated Chelsea Clinton and the Obama daughters like Fabergé eggs.
  Kids (including mine) should always be off limits.
  
  
  
  
  
  I've known and worked alongside Melania for many years, and regard her as a
  friend. (Pictured together in 2018 visiting Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Earlier this year, Melania and I lost our mothers just weeks apart.
  
  Even as she navigated her loss in public view,
  Melania made every effort to be there for me. She and President Trump called, sent flowers, handwritten notes and checked in with me
  time and again. (Pictured: Together with Trump in the
  White House in 2019).
  
  But instead of going to war, Melania acted swiftly and tenderly to shield her
  son. She channeled maternal outrage into a first lady's focus on initiatives
  centered around children's wellness and cyberbullying awareness.
  Her 'Be Best' campaign remains a highlight of her time in office.
  
  
  Melania has never been one for preening and posturing.
  Other first ladies used their roles to land on the cover
  of fashion magazines, but she did so on her own,
  years before, as a successful model.
  
  Even when I've suggested she push back on myriad false claims made by the media or ungrateful
  former staffers who have returned her trust in them with self-serving lies and revisionist history,
  she has declined, knowing that her silence is always more powerful.
  
  
  Behind closed doors, Trump has, for decades, regarded his wife as a
  top confidante and counselor. Whether as an international business mogul, a TV star or, lately, leader of the free world,
  it is Melania's opinion that he has consistently sought.
  
  
  Trump enjoys the company of plenty of friends, taking a range of advice, but he speaks of - and to - Melania in an entirely unique way.
  Really, he fears yet reveres her. He respects her independence, seeks her input,
  trusts her keen eye, sharp ear and sense of people.
  
  
  I have witnessed their relationship up close, and it is
  one fundamentally built on mutual love and respect. Recently, as Barron was heading off for college
  and Melania was preparing to publish her memoir,
  I jokingly asked Trump how it might feel to be the second most popular man and the second most prominent author in the household.
  He chuckled and relented.
  
  Melania Trump has plenty to say and nothing to prove. She
  is not a typical political spouse rushing to the cameras on matters that
  are best handled privately, or loudly offering insights
  or slights about her husband's political opponents à la Hillary
  Clinton and Michelle Obama.
  
  She is an asset, a partner, an equal who is
  neither trying to control - looking at you, Jill Biden - nor controlled by her
  partner. She is what many feminists insist they are: independent, a product of
  her own choices, comfortable in her own skin.
  
  She has been by Trump's side the entire time.
  Though never in his shadow. In fact, from that
  very first moment they descended the golden escalator, she's been leading the
  way.

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 13:15 inviato da: ดอกไม้ไว้อาลัย สีดำ

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 02:06 inviato da: ดอกไม้แสดงความคิดถึง

  There are now 6 coaches with 800 or more wins in Division I college basketball:Mike KrzyzewskiEddie SuttonBob KnightDean SmithAdolph
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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 01:29 inviato da: ค่าพวงหรีด กรมสรรพากร

  Celine Dion had a hilarious reaction to her hit, My Heart Will Go On, in a
  new video this week.
  
  The iconic songstress, 56, who is best known for the 1997 Titanic soundtrack song, was seen attempting to stream her rendition of Edith Piaf's Hymne à l'amour
  - but Siri failed to understand her and instead
  suggested My Heart Will Go On.
  
  In the clip, Dion says: 'Hey Siri, play Hymne à l'amour
  by Céline Dion?' with Siri responding: 'I cannot
  find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.
  "
  
  A frustrated Dion said: 'No! Hello, No, no, no, Hey Siri, can you play Hymne à l'amour by Céline Dion please?'
  
  Again, Siri replied: 'I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.'
  
  
  
  
  Celine Dion had a hilarious reaction to her hit, My Heart Will Go On, in a new video this week
  
  
  
  
  
  The 1997 chart-topper from the film Titanic is considered Dion's signature song 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Dion burst out laughing and said 'never mind!' before suggesting she ask the question in a strong French accent.
  
  After this Siri responded: 'Okay, here is ‘Hymne à l'amour by Céline Dion.'
  
  Dion looked shocked before smiling and giving the thumbs up.
  
  In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome.
  
  28 years after making her Olympic debut in 1996 at Atlanta's stadium, Celine proved she's still got it following her emotional act in the French city at the Eiffel Tower.
  
  And after bringing fans to tears, Celine reflected on the iconic moment with a heartfelt message on X.
  
  She wrote: 'I'm honored to have performed tonight, for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities!
  
  'Most of all, I'm so happy to be celebrating these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain and perseverance.
  
  
  
  
  In the clip, Dion says: 'Hey Siri, play Hymne à l'amour by Céline Dion?' with Siri responding: 'I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On. " A frustrated Dion said: 'No!
  
  Hello, No, no, no'
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Again, Siri replied: 'I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here
  is My Heart Will Go On'
  
  
  
  
  
  In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the
  2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome 
  
  'All of you have been so focused on your dream, and whether or not you take
  home a medal, I hope that being here means that it has come true
  for you!
  
  'You should all be so proud, we know how hard you have worked to
  be the best of the best. Stay focused, keep going, my heart is with you!
  - Celine xx…'
  
  Celine looked incredible in a shimmering silver gown as she performed in front of the Eiffel Tower.
  
  
  She gave a rendition of Hymne à L'amour, which was
  originally sung by French music icon Edith Piaf.
  
  
  
  The song was originally released in 1950 and its title translates into
  English as 'Hymn to Love.'
  
  The My Heart Will Go On songstress looked to be on the verge of tears
  as she finished the performance to cheers from the crowd, whilst viewers at
  home were also left emotional.
  
  
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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 01:02 inviato da: ส่งดอกไม้ทั่วกรุงเทพ

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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 00:53 inviato da: ดอกไม้ไว้อาลัย สีดำ

  The Australian government has issued a stern warning to horror fans flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier 3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes.
  
  
  The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's release on October 10, as it continues
  the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome, stomach-churning scenes.
  
  
  The movie has broken box office records as horror enthusiasts are lured in by the
  film's reputation for intense violence and shock value.
  
  
  The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications,
  and the Arts has warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes
  of graphic violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare.
  
  
  The film includes brutal depictions of murder using a variety of
  weapons, from chainsaws to axes and guns, resulting in explicit injury detail and copious amounts of blood.
  
  
  The warning also highlights that the movie portrays self-harm, cannibalism, animal cruelty and violence involving children, pushing the boundaries of what the most hardened
  horror fans has seen before.
  
  One of the film's more controversial moments includes a scene of implied masturbation coupled with self-harm, along with a
  shower scene that hints at sexual activity. 
  
  
  
  
  The Australian government has issued a stern warning
  to horror fans flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier
  3, cautioning audiences about its extreme content and disturbing themes 
  
  
  
  
  
  The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it's release on October 10, as it
  continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome,
  stomach-churning scenes 
  
  In addition, male genital nudity and obscured shots of
  female breast and buttock nudity have caused concern among viewers and the classification board alike.
  
  
  
  The film's R18+ rating in Australia is due to its high impact violence,
  blood, gore and explicit sexual content.
  
  Despite these warnings, audiences have turned out in droves.
  
  
  
  
  
  The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts
  has warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes of graphic violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes that go well beyond typical horror fare 
  
  Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes.
  
  
  
  This latest instalment of the Terrifier franchise is a continuation of the sadistic horror unleashed by Art the Clown, a
  character who has now become a modern horror icon for his relentless brutality.
  
  
  In Terrifier 3, Art's reign of terror continues, once again targeting Sienna Shaw who narrowly survived his attacks
  in the previous movie.
  
  Sienna, portrayed by actress Lauren LaVera, takes on Art in a deadly showdown that is as gory as it is horrifying, featuring scenes of
  decapitations, dismemberments and visceral body horror.
  
  
  
  
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  'Traumatising' horror sequel leaves two Perth moviegoers unconscious and one injured
  
  
  The Terrifier franchise, which began in 2016, quickly
  gained a cult following due to its extreme violence and over-the-top
  death scenes.
  
  The first film, which saw Art the Clown mutilate a victim with a hacksaw, shocked
  audiences with its brutal kill sequences.
  
  The sequel, Terrifier 2, went viral last year after reports emerged that viewers
  were fainting and vomiting in cinemas due to its graphic content.
  
  
  Now, with Terrifier 3, Leone has doubled down on the carnage, taking
  the gore to new, unsettling levels.
  
  Despite Australia's strict film censorship laws, Terrifier 3 was approved
  for theatrical release with a strong warning attached.
  
  
  
  The film's notoriety has only heightened its appeal to
  horror fans, who continue to fill cinemas across the country.
  
  
  Earlier this month, two people fainted and fled for the exit
  when it hit a Perth cinema for early previews.
  
  
  According to multiple eye witness accounts, one
  young woman badly injured herself after she fell down the cinema stairs while fleeing the
  movie theatre.
  
  'This is going to sound made up and I promise you it's not,' Australian horror film
  critic Emma Clarke began her review of David Leone's controversial new
  horror-slasher.
  
  The Rotten Tomatoes verified critic said two people fainted right in front of her during the screening
  she attended at Innaloo Cinemas in Perth over the weekend.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The first fainted during the opening scene, she said in her film review shared to
  YouTube, and the second nearer to the end of the two-house spectacle.
  
  
  'Can you tell me... why did two people feint right in front
  of me during that film?' she said.
  
  'Both trying to run down the stairs to get to the bathrooms because they felt so
  queasy.'
  
  The horror film fanatic said she spoke to both people and
  tried to assist them because she was seated directly
  behind them.
  
  The first was a man, who left with a friend who came to check on him, and second Australian victim was a young woman.
  
  'This poor girl gashed her head open as she fell down the stairs,
  I felt so bad for her. I went and checked on her
  afterwards,' Clarke claimed.
  
  'She did get help. She was with her friend. It really shook me up too.
  It actually took me out of the film for the moment.'
  
  The reviewer, who has been sharing her thoughts on scary movies for the past four years, said she has
  never seen audience members have such a visceral reaction to a film.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped and cheered during some of the film's most grotesque death scenes
  
  Clarke described the third installment of Leone's series
  — which is set to open nationally on Thursday, October 11 — as ' fun, intense, gory, disturbed,
  and over the top.'
  
  'I'm not used to horror actually hurting people, so that was a really strange experience,
  ' she said.
  
  'Before anyone says they're paid actors, I saw the girl and she had injuries.
  
  They were both very young people. I feel really awful about it
  to be honest.'
  
  'It was a very scary moment trying to help them out.'
  
  
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• Giovedi, 28 Novembre 2024 00:10 inviato da: พวงหรีดราคา 500 บาท นนทบุรี

  Joe Aston got the kind of book launch every first time author dreams of - massive amounts of free
  publicity online, in newspapers and on TV and radio. 
  
  And it was all thanks to Anthony Albanese's ill-informed attack
  on Aston over what was written in his book, The Chairman's
  Lounge - The Inside Story of how Qantas sold us out.
  
  
  
  Despite the resultant terrible publicity - which has led to him being called 'upgrade Albo' - and calls for an inquiry,
  Aston told Daily Mail Australia his book is 'not a hit job on Anthony
  Albanese'.
  
  Aston insisted he's 'not trying to get a
  scalp', but reiterated that the Prime Minister 'had a direct line to Alan Joyce'.
  
  
  The book claims Mr Albanese got 22 upgrades from economy on Qantas flights by personally requesting
  them from the airline's then CEO Mr Joyce - which the
  Prime Minister has categorically denied.
  
  According to unnamed Qantas 'insiders', 11 of the 22 flights
  Mr Albanese got upgrades for were 'privately funded' and included overseas trips
  to Rome, London, Los Angeles and Honolulu. 
  
  But instead of addressing the claim, Mr Albanese chose to shoot the messenger
  and, in turn, shot himself in the foot. 
  
  He said Aston was using the accusations to sell books and said he was
  hiding his employment history. 
  
  'I don't see declarations that he's a former Liberal Party
  staffer… I don't see declarations he's a former Qantas
  employee,' the Prime Minister said. 
  
  But before the book even gets to the contents page
  there is a photo of Aston that refers to him as
  the then-Qantas corporate communications senior adviser. 
  
  
  
  
  Joe Aston (pictured) got the kind of book launch every first
  time author dreams of - massive amounts of free publicity
  online, in newspapers and on TV and radio
  
  
  
  
  
  Anthony Albanese (right) is pictured with his fiance Jodie Haydon (left) and then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce on March 31, 2023 in Sydney, Australia
  
  And the first chapter of the book reveals that he worked for then-Liberal MP Bruce Baird, who
  held the southern Sydney seat of Cook before Scott Morrison. 
  
  'My professional history is not a secret or not disclosed, it's
  in the first line of the first page of the book,' Aston said on Tuesday night,
  just before his book launch. 
  
  Though he was grateful for the free publicity Mr Albanese's response gave the book, Aston was still 'staggered' at
  the untrue claims about him the Prime Minister
  made. 
  
  'He's under enormous pressure and I know, I've seen this many times with public figures and leaders who struggle to see their own part in it,
  the terrible circumstances that they create,' he said.
  
  
  
  
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  FAILED to declare is revealed... after two days of denials
  
  
  Asked if Mr Albanese had been poorly advised in his attack, Aston, who is a former Australian Financial Review columnist, wonders if the Prime Minister 'even listens
  to advice at this point'.
  
  'All he's doing is talking around the issue and he's blaming me and he's
  blaming other MP's for also taking upgrades (on Qantas flights).
  
  
  'He's avoiding the only thing that he can't talk about, which is, did you ask Qantas for confirmed upgrades on your private holidays when you were the Transport Minister?
  The answer is "yes" and he's desperately trying to
  avoid saying it.'
  
  Smelling blood, Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the Prime
  Minister should refer himself to the anti-corruption commission over the flight upgrades.
  
  
  
  Coming on top of Mr Albanese's tone deaf purchase of a $4.3million clifftop mansion while so many people are struggling to pay their mortgage or rent, the latest blow to his
  credibility has led to calls for him to resign.
  
  Aston refuses to be drawn on this, though. 
  
  'I never expected this (part of the book) to even this part to get this far.
  I really am shocked at how it's blown up.
  
  
  
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pictured with the then Qantas CEO Alan Joyce
  
  
  
  
  
  Anthony Albanese is pictured on August 14, 2023 as Qantas unveiled its Yes23 livery in support of a Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum 
  
  
  
  
  
  Among the movers and shakers at Joe Aston's book launch in the ritzy Hemmesphere club in Sydney was Tabcorp director David Gallop (pictured)
  
  
  
  
  
  Paul Barry (pictured in blue shirt), the host of the ABC's Media Watch show, was also
  at the launch
  
  'So to the extent that it has, I would say ... anyone who reads the book will learn that this book is not
  a hit job on Anthony Albanese. This book is about Qantas. 
  
  'Anthony Albanese is an example of how Qantas influences politicians on both sides of the aisle, Labor, Liberal,
  National, you name it. They've been doing it for more than a
  generation.
  
  'They're the best influence peddler in Australia. I'm not here trying
  to get a scalp. That's not what this book is about and it never was.'
  
  But the conversation Daily Mail Australia had with Aston mirrors the conversations being
  had across Australia and eventually winds up back on Mr Albanese. 
  
  'Even I've underestimated how fed up the public is with the
  freebie mindset of politicians,' he said.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Guests at Joe Aston's book launch on Tuesday night are pictured pointing for emphasis or
  to someone they recognise
  
  
  
  
  
  There was no shortage of free alcohol (pictured) available at the launch of Joe Aston's book 
  
  
  
  
  
  Joe Aston is pictured in the exclusive Hemmesphere club in Sydney, where
  his book The Chairman's Lounge was launched
  
  'And unfortunately for Albanese, he's been in politics a long
  time and that kind of behaviour is quite normalised
  to him, is what I've seen. 
  
  'I mean, he loves the free concert tickets and sitting at the front row of the Australian Open Tennis. 
  
  'I went to the Australian Open Tennis as a journalist almost every year for
  12 years and he was the only Prime Minister (I saw there).
  
  
  'Those tickets are worth thousands of dollars to sit in the front row of the International Grand Slam.
  He's the first Prime Minister who I've ever seen do that.
  
  
  'That to me is a sign that he doesn't quite get what
  it looks like to others when he's on the gravy train. And I think (the claims in the book are) just another
  example of that.'
  
  In Australian politics it's regular practise for an MP's travel to be booked in economy, then someone in their office phones the airline and asks if their flight can be upgraded. 
  
  The difference with the Prime Minister is that 'he had a very direct
  line to Alan Joyce,' Aston said.
  
  'The other thing is there's a difference between an upgrade where it's
  in the booking and if the seat's empty when the flight closes, you'll get upgraded.
  
  
  'This is different. This is a confirmed upgrade where the ticket is converted and you
  are guaranteed. You're not going to the airport crossing your fingers going
  "Geez, I hope there is a spare seat".
  
  
  
  'You're guaranteed. You turn up knowing you're getting a seat
  and the only person at Qantas who can issue those types of
  upgrades is the CEO. No other executive can do that.
  
  'So it is beyond question that Alan joints authorised these upgrades (for Anthony Albanese).'
  
  Aston enjoyed many upgrades to the pointy end of planes
  during his time as a travel journalist, and understands the attraction for politicians to get up there. 
  
  'These things are tempting and it's human nature too. Once you've experienced the
  front of the plane, it's very hard to go back.
  
  
  'For politicians, they run around with all these staff and they've got chauffeured cars and
  they fly in business, but they don't get paid like
  CEOs ...
  
  'They're not in a situation where they can afford to go flying around in the front of the
  plane on personal travel. 
  
  'A normal person would say "Therefore I won't (fly business class). But (for politicians) it's a culture of entitlement.'
  
  Aston is careful to point out that most people would say politicians are 'very well paid compared to the average worker'.
  
  But that doesn't stop some MPs from desperately seeking a free ride, whether it's a flight upgrade, concert tickets or the executive box at sporting events. 
  
  
  Late on Wednesday night, a spokeswoman Mr Albanese said 'The Prime Minister did not ever call Alan Joyce seeking an upgrade'.
  
  'All travel has been appropriately declared and is a matter of public record.'
  
  Daily Mail Australia has contacted Qantas for comment.  
  
  The Chairman's Lounge - The Inside Story of how Qantas sold us out, by Joe Aston, is available now in bookshops and from online retailers
  
  WHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN'S LOUNGE?
  
  The Qantas Chairman's Lounge is an invitation-only club approved by the company chairman, with the guest list a closely-guarded secret.
  
  It has been dubbed 'the most exclusive club in the country' and comes with a distinct black card.
  
  Members include senior-ranking MPs such as ministers, state premiers and the Prime Minister, leaders of major unions and sporting groups, Qantas ambassadors, selected A-list celebrities, major corporate figures and high-profile media personalities.
  
  The clubs can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide airports but are not signposted - you have to know where to look.
  
  Inside you will find expensive wood and brass furnishings, wool carpet and marble flooring, all bathed in natural light. 
  
  Members enjoy fine à la carte dining with a complimentary premium array of beers, spirits and Australian wines. Wine bottles are often given as departing gifts.
  
  Facilities may also include spas, showers and an assortment of books and magazines.
  
  Members may bring in two guests at a time. 
  
  Lounge attendants personally alert you when your flight is ready to board, and your personal preferences are logged for each flight. 
  
  Membership also entitles you to first-class facilities at Qantas partner airlines.
  
  Source: Executive Traveller
  
  
  
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