Labor Waste

Kevin Rudd continues to throw taxpayers’ money at his bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. 

TAXPAYERS forked out for dozens of business-class flights to bring United Nations ambassadors to Australia in the latest splurge to try to win a UN Security Council seat. A delegation of 23 ambassadors – from Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific – quietly slipped into Australia earlier this month for a 10-day junket costing at least $300,000. 

They were flown business class from New York and enjoyed five-star hospitality in Sydney, Hobart and Canberra, meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. 

The Government has allocated $13.08 million over three years to try to join the likes of the US, China and Russia on the Security Council. 

But well-placed government sources claim millions of dollars is being pumped into supporting visits by overseas VIPs in addition to the official budget allocation.

Read the rest here: Australia flying high for United Nations seat | thetelegraph.com.au.

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