Government also reveals it spent nearly $100,000 sending Annika Wells and two others to the US during the UN General Assembly
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The Future Fund spent $20,000 to send the CEO’s then-executive assistant on a scoping trip to assess hotels in the US and negotiate hotel rates, Senate estimates has been told.
It comes as the government is also under fire for charging taxpayers nearly $100,000 to send the communications minister, Anika Wells, her staff member and a department official to the US during the United Nations General Assembly.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/future-fund-spent-20000-to-send-ceos-former-executive-assistant-on-business-class-trip-to-scope-hotels-in-us
Author : Krishani Dhanji
Publish date : 2025-12-03 04:43:00
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