Morrison government is supporting the former finance minister in his bid for the job with the use of an RAAF FalconFlights for Mathias Cormann’s European campaign for OECD job could cost taxpayers $4,300 an hourMathias Cormann’s travel around Europe to campaign for the top OECD job may be costing Australian taxpayers as much as $4,300 an hour, based on records of previous flights by the same type of air force plane that he is using. That suggests a return trip between Australia and Europe could cost more than $100,000, plus the cost of any internal flights within Europe. The prime minister noted Cormann was “a German-speaking Belgian native, who studied in French and Flemish”, emigrated to Australia at age 24 and became the country’s longest serving finance minister. “So he brings a unique perspective bridging Asia, the Americas and Europe,” Morrison said. Cormann is hoping to replace Angel Gurria when he steps down from the OECD top job next year.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2020 16:31 UTC