Aussie taxpayers hit with MASSIVE $425k bill for eSafety Commissioner’s travel spree

Subhead:Newly released figures reveal the true cost of Julie Inman-Grant’s international travel over the past three years.#

 

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Taxpayers have covered more than $425,000 in international travel for eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant and accompanying staff, with the regulator’s global trips far exceeding the overseas spending of her own minister.

Figures reported by The Daily Telegraph show eSafety spent $246,114 on international travel for Inman-Grant since November 2022, along with $179,392 for staff who joined her on selected trips. Over the same timeframe, Communications Minister Anika Wells, who has held portfolio responsibility for eSafety since mid-2022, recorded $180,000 in international travel costs.

Inman-Grant’s itinerary spanned 11 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. The travel involved meetings with major global tech players such as Apple, Google, Meta and OpenAI, as well as engagements with the United Nations, European Commission and OECD.

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