Im not sure how much involvement you have had with governments...

Im not sure how much involvement you have had with governments but sadly if you are sitting around waiting for governments to to create anything great other than debt and to benefit themselves sadly you will be sitting for a long time. It takes private enterprise to create weath and opportunities sadly governments are only designed to remove and hinder the development of that wealth.
Twiggy spending 10s Billions on hydrogen and Wagner's and other successful companies are associated with LIO. They have deep pockets and require this technology to move forward in there own businesses.
I have no issues with government officials spending on travel and accommodation and would encourage far more of it as it allows them to get out and talk with members of the community and see the disasters in the money they waste. They are not elected to hide in in Canberra they are elected to represent there community and to be part of the community. Very foolish for criticism in spending money travelling and being out and about in the community representing there constituents