Albanese defends decision to sign off on $100,000 US trip for Anika Wells and staff

Communications minister also faces scrutiny over taxpayer-funded family trip to ThredboFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has defended his decision to sign off on a $100,000 trip to New York City for Anika Wells and two others to spruik Australia’s social media ban to global leaders at the UN general assembly.The minister’s travel entitlements have come under intense scrutiny in the past week with the Nine newspapers reporting on Sunday that Wells’ family went on a skiing trip to Thredbo in June using taxpayer-funded family reunion entitlements while the minister was there for an official event. Continue reading…