Marles $16k flight to watch the Matildas ??, page-7

wonder if there's ever been a bigger hypocrite

Marles 2015:

“Recently, the country dropped its collective jaw at the arrogance of Speaker Bronwyn Bishop using taxpayer money to fly in a helicopter from Melbourne to Geelong,” Mr Marles wrote at the time.“The notion of being so out of touch with how the rest of the country goes about life is one of the biggest breaches of faith a politician can commit.”

Marles 2023:

“All travel conducted by the Deputy Prime Minister either in his role as Defence Minister or as Acting Prime Minister is in accordance with the relevant guidelines and security procedures,’’ a spokeswoman said.