Do you know how much the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has spent on travel since April last year … $3.6 million. By golly that’s a lot of VIP flights.
Not surprisingly Mr Marles recently ratified a decision to prohibit the release of information where government VIP planes flew and who was on board. The decision was based on security reasons.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a full breakdown of Mr Marles’, or any other politician’s travel expenses is unlikely to be published until next year, with the government blaming the delay on an IT bungle.
What IT ‘bungle’ takes six months to fix?
Similar travel figures have been publicly available for decades until the recent decision to keep them secret due to ‘security’ reasons.
If politicians want us to trust them, then maybe they should be a bit more transparent about how they spend their money. Racking up millions of dollars in travel and not explaining why does not pass the pub test.
Do you think this information should be made public?