" the mob will always work you out. "
After a private jet flew him to Malaysia, Mr Joyce claimed a $5500 flight home for him and his wife from Kuala Lumpur.
The day of the flight, Mr Joyce met Malaysian officials at noon and at 3pm before flying home at 10pm.
"My study period in this country was only of one day's duration," Mr Joyce wrote in an obligatory report about his study tour, "but it was of great assistance in familiarising myself with Malaysia".
Mr Joyce summarised his top five findings in the opening page of his report. The first read: "Malaysia has recently experienced high levels of economic growth, which has created urban cities comparable in wealth to cities in developed countries."
Mr Joyce's second major finding was that economic disadvantage in Malaysia remained, particularly in rural areas.
Some of the insights Mr Joyce gleaned appear to have come outside of meetings:
"Proximate to Kuala Lumpur and running to Singapore are substantial freeways that would look quite in place in an Australian major capital city."
