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Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price charged taxpayers $77,000 for Europe trip

Australian Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price arrives during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, October 14

Australian Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price arrives during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, October 14 Source: AAP

Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price charged more than $11,000 a day for a recent week-long visit to Europe.


Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price charged taxpayers $77,254 – or more than $11,000 a day – for a recent week-long visit to Europe.

Documents obtained by SBS News under freedom of information laws show Ms Price, her Chief of Staff John Deller, Department of Defence Deputy Secretary Tony Fraser and an Aide-de-Camp spent $54,743 on business class flights, $11,865 on accommodation, $4,382 on official hospitality and meals, $1,628 on photography and $1,580 on hire cars.

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