Canberra, Sept 14 (ANI): Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had reportedly spent over a million dollars on flights and hotel suites in his first nine months as Foreign Minister.
Rudd has now overshot his global counterparts, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as among the world's most travelled foreign ministers.
Documents reveal for the first time that the cost was being borne by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Australian taxpayers to keep Rudd happy, telegraph.com.au reports.
They show a travel diary for 14 trips totalling 140 days, with each trip costing an average of 80,000 dollars, more than the annual average family income.
The documents, released under Freedom of Information, revealed that Rudd, who has been pushing for Australia to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council, travels with an entourage of up to three advisers and staff, enjoys first and business class flights, and luxury and presidential hotel suites costing up to 2700 dollars a night. (ANI)
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