Sports Minister Anika Gucci Wells is prepared to call a Comm. Car for a 2KM trip costing over $300 that an Uber would do for $10.
Lets see whether she chooses 1st class, Business class or Economy for her Soccer World Cup trip ?
What is the point of the Australian delegation ? How will it help Australia at this current time ?
“A contingent of fans may be boycotting this month’s World Cup over Donald Trump’s various policies and bombings, but these concerns haven’t extended to Canberra. Instead, it seems the delegation headed across the Pacific from Parliament House is so large the politicians could field their own team.
A delegation of about a dozen Australian politicians—including sports minister Anika Wells and MP Jerome Laxale-are attending the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. While the trip has faced public scrutiny due to taxpayer-funded expenses and budget pressures, the MPs are traveling to support the Socceroos as they play their group-stage matches against Türkiye, USA, and Paraguay.”
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There is absolutely no need for any Australian politician to attend the Soccer World Cup.
It shouldn’t be allowed under the rules. The fact that it is just demonstrates how corrupt travel entitlements are for MPs.
Stop the rorts.