Anthony Albanese has listed former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as one of the exclusive guests who hitched a ride on his private government-funded plane.
The Prime Minister returned to face tough questioning in Australia after attending the G20 Summit in India last week.
Chief executives from BHP, Rio Tinto, Coles, Wesfarmers and The Business Council of Australia were also among the list of invitees.“I can confirm as well that they were sent a bill, they paid their own way and that they sat together while I had a meeting about the Jobs and Skills summit in a different section of the plane,” he said.
Transport Minister Catherine King last month denied the application, initially stating “national interest” concerns.
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