Anthony Albanese has charged Australian taxpayers a staggering $1million over just three months for everything from international travel to office supplies.
The Prime Minister,who has been dubbed 'Airbus Albo' due to frequent overseas trips,billed Australians a total of $298,899 for overseas jaunts to Asia,the UK,the Middle East,Europe,and the Pacific Islands between October and December 2023.
Records published by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority show one travel claim was a seven-day trip to Malaysia,Fiji,Sri Lanka,US,Singapore,Japan and India for the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit.
Australians picked up the $98,347 bill for the trip,which was held between March 8 and March 15,2023 but expensed in the final quarter of last year. The bulk of the cost appeared to ground transport,which was worth $48,149 of the overall amount.
Other travel included a $96,712 trip to the Philippines,India,Indonesia,and United Arab Emirates for three separate summits - the ASEAN-Australia Summit,the East Asia Summit,and the G20 Leaders' Summit - between August 29 and September 11.
Mr Albanese also rubbed shoulders with US President Joe Biden in October,attended King Charles' coronation and the G7 Summit in May,and flew across the ditch to meet up with Jacinda Ardern in July - which cost a combined $28,297.
The expense records also included a mysterious $1000 'accident excess' payment incurred in August under car-related costs.
But the most expensive claim by far was international and domestic travel for 62 of his employees,worth $660,701,while his electorate office in inner-Sydney - which is currently overrun with protesters - cost $30,202 for the October-December quarter.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese are pictured together during the G20 summit in New Delhi,in September
'The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority has stringent rules,' the spokesperson said.
'These rules have been followed at all time.'
Earlier this week,Daily Mail Australia revealed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton billed taxpayers $63,015 for three private jet flights during a two-day cost of living trip to regional towns 'doing it tough'.
Mr Dutton also charged taxpayers $32,740 for a five-day trip to New Delhi for the India Australia Strategic Alliance summit - on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Other expenses included $36,977 for scheduled transport between major cities,$10,389 in travel allowance for 28 nights,$3848 for car-related expenses,and an eye-watering $116,911 on printing and communication.
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