PM's oven cost more than $15,000

The prime minister's office installed a new oven last year at a cost of more than $15,000.

The prime minister's office spent more than $15,000 on a new oven in the parliament house cabinet suite.

Information tabled by the Department of Parliamentary Services confirms a total of $15,535 was spent on the oven, including $13,490 on its manufacture.

The installation occurred in May last year, when Tony Abbott was still prime minister.

The department said the appliance replaced a 24-year-old oven which was not repairable and presented a health and safety risk for chefs who were using it.

During a Senate estimates hearing earlier this year, department secretary Robert Stefanic said $15,000 wasn't an unusual cost for a commercial oven and not at the upper end of pricing.


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