Sometimes I find myself in a mood more conciliatory than my usual.
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Well la di farking da 
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Only parties are listed above the line on the Senate ballot paper. Most people are too lazy to vote below the line even if itâs for well known people like Hanson, Palmer, Xenophon, Pocock, etc. So they all form parties to have a chance of winning a Senate seat.
Yeah, this is the level of thing that should see her lose the communications portfolio.
She also holds the sports portfolio, so it wouldnât relegate her to the backbench, but it seems to be a very clear cut abuse of taxpayer money. It cannot be justified.
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This one is of interest to Victorian public servants.
With you on this one, but reckon more questions to be answered on this one.
Minister Wellsâ return commercial flights to New York cost $34,426.58, her deputy chief of staffâs cost $38,165, and the flight of the online safety assistant secretary, who flew two days earlier, cost $22,236.31.
A first-class Qantas return flight from Canberra to New York was available for about $16,000 yesterday.
Accommodation and transport costs for the trio in New York were $24,275, they were in New York three days.
The Party they threw cost $70,000 which is the least of the scandal.
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Questions will be asked. Answers will be given. Then carry on as usual.
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Given on notice, then 9 months later at 4:55pm on the day before the Grand Final theyâll be released as a 27 page document that is entirely redacted due to âcommercial in confidenceâ.
Some truly bizarre costings there.
Be interesting to see who that was as Qantas donât operate first on that route
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Qantas use American Airlines LA to JFK
Numbers are from Todayâs Age report.
I donât usually care about these things, but $38000 to fly to New York and return is extreme
Iâm well aware of that but you can often get Emirates at a better price and the figures look rubbery as anything.
It seems well over the top. Going rate is no more than about $30-32k and thatâs without and discounts. Government are getting fleeced if they are paying $38k
All of the prices are over the top considering there was no farking need for the trip.
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Seriously farking Government should get massive discounts for travel.
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Probably best to send someone over to ensure the recee was needed.
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Yeah but how do you know if itâs the kind of place that you need to assess for a suss without sending somebody for a squiz?
a $30,000 squiz.
If only there was a govt owned airlineâŚ
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They do with Qantas flights