Thursday, 30 May 2019

Tony Abbott gets $100,000 raise on backbencher's salary now he's a retired PM

Scott Morrison has announced changes to taxpayer-funded travel rules for all former prime ministers

All former prime ministers will be eligible for taxpayer-funded international travel under rule changes made by Scott Morrison – a privilege previously only extended to Malcolm Turnbull.

The changes allow Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, John Howard and Paul Keating to apply to the current prime minister for approval for themselves and a spouse or de facto partner to travel internationally.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XdesqZ

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