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1. Treasurer Joe Hockey has been paid $180,000 of taxpayer’s money to stay at his wife’s house in Canberra.
Interestingly, after giving a speech about the housing crisis that shocked the nation, it has been discovered that Joe Hockey has been using $1000 of taxpayer’s money to stay at his wife’s $2 million Canberra residence.
That’s the equivalent of the Newstart unemployment benefit.
Mr. Hockey already claims $271 a night when he stays in CanberraRead more: Tony Abbott says Joe Hockey’s comments were not “out of touch.”
This allowance has meant Joe has been pooling a cool $12,267 a year for the past 15 years to live at his wife’s mansion. That’s over $180,000.
Joe Hockey has told the press that he pays his wife rent – an easy way to ensure he can still claim these travel allowances.
The Hockey family also own a five-bedroom home in Hunters Hill that is estimated to be worth $5.4 million.
They are currently in the process of selling the family’s $1.5 million Queensland farm. So if you’ve got some spare change (and a good job), you know where to buy.
2. New rules to stop prison staff having relationships with inmates in NSW.