Albanese Tops Parliamentary Expenditures, Charging Taxpayers $700,000 for Travel Over 3 months

Published on December 21, 2023

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has topped the parliamentary expenditure list by spending $684,665.31 in travel expenses over three months in 2022. Mr. Albanese also charged taxpayers $82,729 for overseas travel, and more than $10,198 in car costs. The cost revelation came as the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) released its expenditure reports on Dec. 20 for current and former parliamentarians during the third quarter of 2022 (July 1 to Sept. 30, 2022). Workplace Relations Minister Tory Burke came in second, having spent a total of $398,410.41 in expenses over the same period. Staffers for the PM spent $512,232 on travel, while more than $41,000 was spent on office facilities, and $30,000 on administration....

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