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The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor
Yesterday at 10:07am

“ Albanese defends Anika Wells over reports of taxpayer-funded travel expenses
Albanese has also defended a $100k expense for communications minister Anika Wells, a staffer and a public servant to join the prime minister and foreign minister Penny Wong in New York for a United Nations meeting.

Anika Wells was doing her job as the communications minister who is in charge of this world-leading, world-leading legislation, passed with bipartisan support, to give credit to Peter Dutton when he was opposition leader. And it was an important event. And it wasn’t just the event there, it was then the follow-up of people wanting to have meetings, have discussions, how is this going to work? What can we do to get buy-in here? When you’ve got Australia, a middle power, taking on these global giants.
The PM fields a series of calls about the flights, who was responsible and the size of the bill, particularly in the context of reporting today that Wells billed taxpayers $3,000 to fly her family to be with her at Thredbo, where Wells was there in her capacity as minister for an event associated with the Paralympics.

There’s family reunion entitlements, all of the travel within guidelines.
When pressed, Albanese continued to support his minister, saying the trip was “completely within rules”.

I’m saying it was within entitlements and Anika Wells was working on that trip as sports minister, participating the lifting up of para-sport.
Minister for communications Anika Wells.”

“ the guardian.

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Reply #1 - Yesterday at 10:41am

“ I don’t write the rules’: Wells, PM defend using taxpayer funds to bring family to ski resort
Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel”

“SMH

Actually Anika Wello as elected to govern your job to write laws/ rules.

Your excuse is pathetic, much like yourself.

Show some compassion to the suffering in your own electorate and state and pay the money back!!

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Reply #2 - Yesterday at 10:50am

How long was she there.... two days - no need whatsoever for any 'family reunion'.

This is rorting pure and simple.

...... in breaking news on Fantasyland TV ...... Prime Minister Anthony Albonesandknees broke down on arrival at Canberra Airport - managing to get out between tears that he missed his family back in Marrickville... government agencies instantly moved to bring them all first class to Canberra ...

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Reply #3 - Yesterday at 1:30pm

Dear leader Albo has come out today to defend her corruption.

Great to see Albo Labor party talking about themselves and Albo jumping in to say she’s done nothing wrong.

Great distraction from the homeless on our streets, the families living in cars, the businesses closing and the everyday cost of living crisis struggles everywhere in Australia the majority of Australians are suffering.

“ Anika did nothing wrong, we don’t write the rules , we are politicians, we all rort the taxpayers money “ .

Dear leader Albo brushed off criticism of his “ chosen one “ Anika unfit for public service wells.

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John Smith Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 78287 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #4 - Yesterday at 3:02pm They should be made to pay their own expenses, and if they are legitimate work expenses they can claim them back through their tax returns like every other taxpayer
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LNP never again Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1872 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #5 - Yesterday at 8:09pm Boss Albo wont move them to back bench like sussan , if it has any merit he will pull the trigger , as you were deperados
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Daves2017 Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 2686 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #6 - Yesterday at 8:24pm John Smith wrote Yesterday at 3:02pm: They should be made to pay their own expenses, and if they are legitimate work expenses they can claim them back through their tax returns like every other taxpayer Totally agree. That’s the ultimate answer to this corruption from all politicians.
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Reply #7 - Yesterday at 8:32pm

LNP never again wrote Yesterday at 8:09pm:

Boss Albo wont move them to back bench like sussan , if it has any merit he will pull the trigger , as you were deperados Grin

“ Then she was asked why she spent €569 for dinner before spending an additional €426 two hours later.

“I from memory we walked to a restaurant, we met with the ambassador, she briefed us on what we'd missed because obviously we were well not obviously but we were arriving a few days later than my counter,” Ms Wells said.”

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Ankio wells spent in one evening in Paris what the average family of four in her Brisbane electorate could only dream of budgeting for a month.

She is completely unfit to serve in government.

I hope Albo moves quickly to cut the first corruption scandal from his own government.

She is a disgrace to Queensland!

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LNP never again Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1872 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #8 - Yesterday at 10:09pm Lost me at aky news ... they got dan yet ?
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Reply #9 - Yesterday at 10:10pm

Albo: “I don’t write the rules."

sounds a hell of a lot like: "I don't hold a hose." Roll Eyes

Wells, who is also the sports minister, reportedly took three trips to Paris in 12 months at a cost of $116,000, to attend major sporting events including the Rugby World Cup, Paris Olympics and Paris Paralympics.

She was authorised to spend $6,000 on meals for five days, with one dinner reportedly billed for $600.

"I recall sometimes I was eating a muesli bar in the car. These are big days," Wells said.

"I appreciate it looks a certain way because it's Paris, but that is where the Games were."

Wells was also questioned about using travel entitlements to attend a friend's birthday while on a three-day, $3,600 work trip to Adelaide in June.

"I met with my South Australian counterpart in part about the South Australian Sport Institute, where we opened a para unit," she said.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/anika-wells-defends-taxpayer-funded-trip-cos...

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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20013 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #10 - Yesterday at 10:26pm Doesn't pass the Pub test Labor are rotten to the core
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John Smith Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 78287 Gender:	Re: The first cracks of corruption for Albo Labor Reply #11 - Today at 7:20am Baronvonrort wrote Yesterday at 10:26pm: Doesn't pass the Pub test Labor are rotten to the core one minister abusing her privileges and 'labor are rotten to the core' Years and years of proven corruption from scummo and abbott and not a peep out of you
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Reply #12 - Today at 8:21am

“ Sports Minister Anika Wells charged taxpayers more than $4000 in flights so her husband Finn McCarthy could join her at three cricket events, including the Boxing Day Test match twice.

In 2022 and 2024, Wells flew McCarthy from Brisbane to Melbourne under family reunion entitlements to attend the December 26 Test match, while enjoying the corporate hospitality of the sport’s governing body.”

“ SMH

There is no cost of living crisis for politicians.

Just free taxpayers money for holidays.

They are ALL entitled, corrupt people!

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Reply #13 - Today at 9:18am

I seem to recall a fellow named Howard who attended every sporting event in over a decade including test matches at lords, tennis championships at Wimbldon various F1's race meetings football events in various codes.

Although Willis seems to be passing the rules she may be failing the pub test, However nobody seemed to care that Howard failed the Bruery test a dozen times each and every term.

The 2K cost for her family to attend the ski destination for a vald event seems reasonable the number of times there have been re unions does seem to stretch the point. Going to the US on the PM's request seems 100% ok.

I would expect that 80% of the Liberals would be doing the same or worse.

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Daves2017 wrote Today at 8:21am:

“ Sports Minister Anika Wells charged taxpayers more than $4000 in flights so her husband Finn McCarthy could join her at three cricket events, including the Boxing Day Test match twice.

In 2022 and 2024, Wells flew McCarthy from Brisbane to Melbourne under family reunion entitlements to attend the December 26 Test match, while enjoying the corporate hospitality of the sport’s governing body.”

“ SMH

There is no cost of living crisis for politicians.

Just free taxpayers money for holidays.

They are ALL entitled, corrupt people!

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including the Boxing Day Test match twice.

Did John Howard ever miss a boxing day test while in power ?

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