Australian Prime Minister travel cost tax payer over $1.3 million

Australian Prime Minister's official travel cost Australian taxpayer over $1.3 million during his first year in office.

Başbakan Scott Morrison bir yılda 12 yurt dışı ziyaret gerçekleştirdi. Source: Flickr

SBS has known that Australian Prime Minister's traveling so far to17 countries this year has cost Australian taxpayers more than $1.3 million. SBS says that it may cost more than that as many trips either to the US, Fiji, Thailand, East Timor, and Indonesia are not counted yet. Moreover, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison already has a plan to visit Japan and India this January as well as attend the G20 meeting in Saudi Arabia in November. But do all these trips to 17 countries around the world serves the interest of Australia and Australians?

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