Politicians flying their households round at taxpayer expense is once more within the headlines, courtesy of revelations about Labor’s Anika Wells that inevitably changed into a free-for-all overlaying all sides of politics.
The concept behind permitting politicians to carry spouses and children with them on some journey (senior public servants have one thing related) is sound: being an MP, not to mention a minister, means quite a lot of time away from your loved ones. If you take heed to valedictory speeches by politicians of every kind, you’ll invariably hear them thank their households for the massive sacrifice they’ve made.
