“ 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!!

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.

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

LNP never again wrote on Dec 7^th, 2025 at 8:09pm:


“ 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.”


“ sky news.

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!

Albo: “I don’t write the rules."

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


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...

Baronvonrort wrote on Dec 7^th, 2025 at 10:26pm:



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 

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.

Reading this story they seem to build up a big bank number by quoting what looks to be a legitimate expense - 100K trip to the US with 3 staff for a UN meeting.

They then list some fairly piddly little costs of one or two K for family travel costs that pass the rules. Maybe we don't like this - BUT ?

Overall she may be stretching the point but really nothing much seems to be here.

I don't think that a sports minister being invited to sporting events is much of a surprise.

If a Minister is invited to a sports fixture - is it necessary to stay for the five day Test and bring hubby along as well? Does she love cricket that much?  And what about doing her day job instead of moonlighting all the time?

Ball's chat.

“ Sports Minister Anika Wells spent close to $9000 of taxpayers’ money on family reunion flights and travel entitlements so her husband could attend three AFL grand finals with her.

Wells and her husband, Finn McCarthy, attended the three grand finals as guests of the AFL, according to declarations on the minister’s register of interests and Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority data.”

“SMH

Should I start a second thread on Anika wells rorts, corruption and thievery?

Because she’s still got so much more to come it seems.

Just when you think our politicians have reached their very lowest.

Another Anika wells taxpayer funded scam is exposed!

An opinion today:

Ley shopped, Wells worked — guess who the Libs attack?
Sussan Ley literally resigned after charging taxpayers for trips that doubled as property shopping sprees, yet the Liberals now howl about Anika Wells for travel that was within the rules. The hypocrisy is staggering.
🔍 SUSSAN LEY’S TRAVEL RORTS
• Gold Coast apartment scandal: In 2015, Ley used taxpayer-funded travel to Queensland, where she impulsively bought a $795,000 apartment from a Liberal donor. She claimed $3,125 for that trip.
• Pattern of trips: Over three years, she billed taxpayers for 18 Gold Coast trips costing $53,877.
• Resignation: Ley admitted her actions didn’t pass the “pub test” and resigned as Health Minister in 2017, despite most claims technically being “within the rules”.
• Voluntary repayments: She repaid some expenses but only after public outrage forced her hand.
🔍 ANIKA WELLS’S ALLEGED MISUSE
• Thredbo ski trip: Wells spent ~$3,000 so her family could join her while she attended a Paralympics event. This was allowed under “family reunion” rules.
• New York trip: Nearly $100,000 spent on flights for her and staff to promote Australia’s social media ban at the UN. Again, fully within guidelines and approved by the PM’s office. Wells was forced to book more expensive flights at short notice when having to deal with the 000 outage fallout prevented her flying to New York with the PM.
• Other claims: Trips to Adelaide (where she also attended a friend’s birthday), Paris for sporting events, and family flights to cricket and Formula One. All technically within entitlements.
• No resignation: Wells has defended her travel as legitimate ministerial work, and Albanese backed her, stressing compliance with rules.
⚖️ THE HYPOCRISY
• Ley vs Wells: Ley’s scandal involved personal property shopping on taxpayer-funded trips — a clear breach of community standards that forced her resignation. Wells’s travel, while politically damaging optics-wise, was within entitlements and tied to ministerial duties.
• Liberal outrage: Despite Ley’s own history, Liberal figures like Ley herself now attack Wells as “Air-Miles Anika”. The irony of a former minister who resigned over rorts leading the charge against Wells is impossible to ignore.
• Double standards: When it’s a Liberal caught misusing travel, they plead “within the rules” until resignation is unavoidable. When it’s Labor, they demand heads roll even if the travel is rule-compliant.


Yes, there is hypocrisy - and yes, the travel is rule compliant BUT $100K to spruik about Australia’s actions in enforcing social media bans that under 16 year olds are already telling all and sundry how to get around them DOES NOT pass the pub test either!     These "rule-compliant” and “family re-union” rorts need to be looked at.

Just as an aside, when I was with Defence in Darwin and my Wife was in Melbourne, we were allowed 4 “family reunion” visits per year where I could go to her, or She to Me.   The airfares HAD to be the best deal of the day - so you could be flying out of either place on a Red-Eye with Jetstar.  Pollies are SUPPOSED to use this as well

Dnarever wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 9:28am:


The actual amount in question is about $3 or $4 k extra to bring her partner with her ... but that doesn't make great headlines

lee wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 5:33pm:


don't judge everyone by your experiences

Daves2017 wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 7:01pm:


they should use microsoft teams and video conference

John Smith wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 7:08pm:


Another excellent idea.

Worked fine during Covid?

I’m just trying to find a positive solution.

If the united nations ask Anika wells ( aka the Banyo Bandit) to fly to NY and give a  speech.

They should pay for it not us mugs.

If the AFL invited her to the grand final then they should cover her  outrageous expenses?

If there is no definitive evidence that  these invites are of benefit to the Australian taxpayer we should not pay and the invitee and sponsors should wear the costs.

I can imagine  that suddenly the invitees would stop being sent out very quickly!

Carl D wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 9:05pm:

Zaftig.

The Canberra grift is bad but what makes it worse is
that it's all with over a $trillion of borrowed money.

Our grandchildren and their children will be paying it off 50 years from now.

The politicians and public servants are irresponsible,
reckless grifters, confidence tricksters and parasites.

“ Wells charged taxpayers $1000 for car to wait while she watched tennis – for seven hours”.

“ SMH

Albo has too act now and sack her from the ministerial position or his as unfit as her to represent Australia in any way shape or form.

Bobby. wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 10:38pm:


That's why I never vote for major parties. They are the best politicians that money can buy

Bobby. wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 10:58pm:


Careful bobby.

The AFP will categorise you as an extremist, white nationalist, for complaints like that !



Our     Dear Leader [Albo]    and his minions are doing the absolute best that they can for this nation bobby.

You know that it is true.
/sarc off

Dnarever wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 11:17pm:



Not really - they are stealing the future of our country -
creating debt we can never pay.

I want every last penny to be spent wisely.

Dnarever wrote on Dec 9^th, 2025 at 12:08am:

Daves2017 wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 8:00pm:


As the sports minister, she should go to major sporting events the govt. helps fund ... even if it's just to make sure the money is being spent wisely. The husband on the other hand should pay his own way

Bobby. wrote on Dec 9^th, 2025 at 7:56am:


boo hoo

Senator Farrell – the 71-year-old minister and Labor power­broker – on Monday evening defended more than $123,000 in family travel claims over almost four years, arguing the system he regularly uses allows single parents, young mothers and carers to more easily serve in parliament.

Family reunion entitlements permit federal MPs and senators to claim as many as three return business class flights per year for members of their family, on the proviso that the travel is between the MP’s electorate or home state and a destination other than Canberra. Travel to and from Canberra is capped at a value of nine business class fares for spouses and three economy flights per ­dependent child.

Among the litany of contentious expense claims are return flights for Ms Wells’ husband to attend the 2022 AFL grand final. Mr McCarthy jetted to Melbourne on September 24 and returned to Brisbane the following day at a cost of $2913.68, according to IPEA records.

It just keeps on keeping on ...



Sport Minister Anika Wells left a Comcar limousine waiting for nearly 10 hours while she attended the 2022 NRL and NRLW grand finals, costing taxpayers more than $1200.

This masthead also revealed on Monday that the embattled sport and communications minister had charged taxpayers nearly $1000 for a Comcar to wait for her while she was at the Australian Open tennis. But the cost of her Comcar usage at the rugby league grand finals was even higher, totalling $1287.76, according to Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority data.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/wells-left-car-waiting-for-hours-at-n...

Jasin wrote on Dec 9^th, 2025 at 3:06pm:



Good on  her but she shouldn't have taken helicopter joy rides in the first place. 

Anika the minister for sports and rorts has referred herself to a government agency for investigation.

She has zero credibility now so will just keep rorting like the A grade thief she is.

I can’t blame Albo for saying nothing and doing nothing.

Imagine if his travel  expensive was put up to the public to see?

People  in glass houses I guess.

Pretty sad that with so many Australians suffering so much atm this is the behaviour our politicians not only accept but approve of ☹️

Jimmy Charmers has announced due to  budget constraints the federal government is removing the $300 electricity allowance and all Australians need to grow up and begin to pay our own way!
I just feel an immense sadness for those people struggling in this country.

Unless….. you are a privileged politician?

Daves2017 wrote on Dec 9^th, 2025 at 6:03pm:


Are you sure you are not my son or my daughter up there?  You speak reality so well...

That's 'Snake' Chalmers (charmers)

Her old boss.

Wayne Swann taught her well how to rort the taxpayer.

Where is he now?

Jail?


“Wayne Swan wasn't "sacked" from his prominent roles but rather retired from Parliament in 2019 after a distinguished career, including serving as Treasurer, and stepped down as Australian Labor Party (ALP) President in 2025, ending his political life after controversies emerged regarding his chairmanship of Cbus super fund's handling of insurance claims. He left Parliament to focus on family and other interests, but later faced scrutiny over delayed payouts at Cbus, leading to calls for his return to public inquiry. Which he refused.”


I note Anika this week refused to answer questions from a  inquiry regarding the triple 0 outage that has killed now 4 Australians.

She learn from the best, aye?

This YT [below] speaks to welfare fraud in America, under WOKE, LEFTIST governance......

Do you think this type of fraud is not happening today, in Australia too ?

Can you say NDIS ???





04 min
Dec 9, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htY2TCt0I6k





Quote:

The way to solve this is to give all the pollies a pay rise.

I'm serious!

BUT after that, all "family" t(rips) are to be paid for out of the pollies' pockets.

Just watch as they suddenly become very austere in their spending! 

Who makes “ the rules “ and how can we get rid of them?

Captain Nemo wrote on Dec 10^th, 2025 at 9:22am:

That's genius Nemo 

Dnarever wrote on Dec 10^th, 2025 at 4:01pm:


So it was a lie.

Jasin wrote on Dec 10^th, 2025 at 3:18pm:


I love to hear  your positivity and solutions!

I find this whole matter very depressing and only removing any of slightest hope I had our government actually cares about the Australian people 


I will politely suggest my own solution.

1st, being a politician comes with travel.

If that doesn’t suit you or your family lifestyle needs, run right along and get another job.

Don’t stand for election and then complain how horrible a job it is!9

You will be replaced in seconds and never missed.
The door will not hit you on your way out!

2nd , some very basic time management skills and priorities.

Yes you sign off on massive amount of money to support the  AFL, NRL, the Olympic Games or whatever.

Your job is done.

There is no need to take  four days off work to attend a n event for no other reason than it’s a photo opportunity for your own ego.

In fact given your paid 400k a year I would expect you should be doing something much more productive for the country than laying around on the ground throwing confetti in the air.

Perhaps google professional  behaviour?

3, politicians wages should be indexed directly to average Australians wage.
Despite what they believe they aren’t rockstars nor media stars.

They are equally too boring and ugly to even be considered in the same light.

By fixing their wages too the average income will immediately see them suddenly focus on working Australians in that wage bracket and watch how quickly the wage increases.

4, there  unbelievable pensions should again be linked to every other Australians.

It should be means tested in other words.
If they retire and earn outside the amount every other  retired person is punished by.

So should they.

Watch how quickly people on a pension will suddenly be able to work and not have their pensions wiped.

There outrageous political pension should be  directly linked to a KPI .

If the living standards in Australia improve by the world index then they should automatically receive a higher pension.

If how ever the living standards in Australia decline then there pension should as well.

They made the decisions that cause either the rise or fall!

5  and final.

I find it disgusting that it’s suggested we must pay our politicians more in the hope it might deter them from corruption.

Really?

You are actually electing/ employing people and feeling that you must pay them more in the  very vainl hope that they may then act honestly and with integrity?

Omg, Australia, stop and think about what we have become.

Another solution would also be mandatory sentencing for a convicted politician.

30 years regardless the offence and all assets confiscated by the state and sold.

In conclusion I honestly believe if you need to be paid more to not be a criminal in your job and if your only interest in being a leader of our nation is to take as much money as you can possibly get.

You’re unfit for office.

The people we need leading Australia are  the people who would happily do it for free as a service to both our country and their fellow citizens.

Seriously serving the people of Australia is a privilege .

If you think you’re not paid enough for the privilege to be our servant.

Leave!

If your primary goal is to create generational wealth for your family and have a great time at the taxpayers expense.

Be gone

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Muslims call it da jizz ya...

https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/sunrises-nat-barr-grills-anthony-albane...

Worth a watch.

Imo Albo lays the blame on Scomo for all the rorts and fraud and  corruption that the current government he has been responsible for the last six years.

Seriously, watch it.


It’s all Scomo fault for Anika Wells fraud.

Old Albo.

Nowhere near his best!