Following Labor’s embarrassing Pre-COP flop, more than $2.2 million has been set aside for hospitality and hotels for Chris Bowen’s presidential delegation to COP31 in Turkey, including $32,000 just for coffee.
According to data from AusTender, four contracts have been awarded for the climate conference by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water:
- Contract notice CN4285608: $275,256.07 for “events management” at the Australian Pavillion and Delegation Office.
- Contract notice CN4285606: $1,078,937.04 for “events management” at the Australian Pavillion and Delegation Office.
- Contract notice CN4278383-A1: $872,682.75 for “hotels and lodging and meeting facilities.”
- Contract notice CN4285605: $32,100.95 for “beverages” at the Australian Pavillion and Delegation Office.
The contract for “beverages” has been awarded to a coffee shop in Turkey, Espresso Akademi Gida Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti.
The revelations follow confirmation in Senate Estimates that the disastrous Pre-COP conference in Fiji and Tuvalu could top $34.6 million.
Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Dan Tehan said Labor was addicted to spending.
“While Australians are having to go without, Labor is splashing millions on yet another overseas climate conference,” Mr Tehan said.
“It’s especially galling that $32,000 has been allocated just for fancy coffee at a conference, when back home Aussies are being forced to cut back because of Labor’s cost of living crisis.”
The COP31 conference is due to commence tomorrow, Monday 9 November, with Minister Bowen attending the conference for two weeks.
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