Originally Posted by AllyB
You can escape in departures - there is a staircase just to the right when you come out of security, I think the walls are painted orange, they lead you right up to the Qantas Club mezzanie so you can bypass all of Max's/Macquarie's shopping emporium!
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A wonderful tip that I have tried, and gets me quicker to the beers...
Assume it's there for the VIP Qantas pax. Of course they wouldn't want to be escorted through duty free with all the riff raff...