Our former prime ministers are entitled to taxpayer-funded air travel,an office and staff,as well as ground travel – and it’s costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Former federal MP Andrew Laming,who now wants to be mayor of Redland City,claimed an independent watchdog was wrong to demand he repay $10,360 in expenses.
The first six months of taxpayer-funded travel under the Albanese government was released following criticism about VIP flights taken by Defence Minister Richard Marles.
Labor gave each of its 93 candidates $400,000 to allocate to local community organisations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were promised to projects with direct links to some MPs and candidates.
Anthony Albanese’s detractors criticise him for flying around the world too much. But is he a more frequent flyer than recent prime ministers?
Receipts reveal a string of purchases made by One Nation’s Brisbane head office using funds from the NSW division.
Six teal MPs and fellow independent MP Andrew Wilkie have united to express disappointment about Labor’s commitment to transparency.
Documents show Richard Marles was involved in a decision to prohibit the release of information on where government VIP planes flew and who was on board.
The Victorian senator claimed travel entitlements for eight days – even though he stayed on a Defence vessel.
Former environment minister Ryan Smith charged taxpayers an average of $386 per day for communications in the first three months of this year,the latest reports show.
The reports,which are supposed to be made public every three months,have not been uploaded to the state’s transparency portal for more than a year.