Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, , 1:54:10 to 1:55:15
Senator Henderson inquires about the funding for travel and accommodation for former Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Jacinda Ardern.
Topics: Government spending, Travel and event costs
Speakers: Hon Sarah Henderson, Ms Kushla Munro, Mr Mike Kaiser, David Higgins, Unknown Speaker, Mr. David Higgins
about Julia Gillard and Justint and both of these ex-p prime ministers uh attended and spoke of course did they pay for their own accommodation and flights and if not uh who paid for those costs and and how much were they?
the the Australian government did not provide any uh funding for that travel.
>> So who paid and what was the cost and who paid for those costs? Do you know? I
I do not know how they funded their own travel. That is questions for the the previous prime minister and um and you know to the extent that it's relevant uh justinda ad but yeah there was no Australian government funding uh provided
>> right and so not what about the provision of accommodation or other so all of those costs were paid for by Miss Gillard and Miss Adurn
>> yes certainly not by the Australian
>> Do you know who paid for those costs?
>> I do not.
>> Does anyone Mr. Kaiser in your department?
>> No, I mean we we can only say that we didn't. We can't say who did.