Greens Senator David Shoebridge says his office discovered the 'eye-watering' $3.6 million cost of Richard Marles' use of military and private jets through a Freedom of Information application with the Defence Department. 'When we got that information, and when we saw the scale of the Defence Ministers' use of these VIP flights, we were astounded,' Mr Shoebridge told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
Greens Senator David Shoebridge says his office discovered the"eye-watering" $3.6 million cost of Richard Marles' use of military and private jets through a Freedom of Information application with the Defence Department.
"When we got that information, and when we saw the scale of the Defence Ministers' use of these VIP flights, we were astounded," Mr Shoebridge told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
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