Junior minister spent $108,000 on travel for staffer at centre of bullying claims

show Ms Gelo spent $108,000 on airfares as well as $31,000 in travel allowances in one year, sparking alarm inside his office because the junior minister's spending on staff travel was rivalling that of cabinet ministers.

"I said 'Look, the Minister's office is the second highest travel spender in Western Australia. The second highest to Julie Bishop. He's not a cabinet minister. I'm concerned ... if they're travelling all the time it means they're not campaigning in the electorate.'" Mr Wyatt defended his staff travel as a byproduct of being based in Western Australia and the result of the "significant reforms" occurring in his portfolios of Indigenous health and aged care - the latter of which is the subject of a Royal Commission.

According to transcripts of interviews conducted with several staffers, Mr Wyatt said Ms Gelo was the only staffer who travelled with him. The transcripts also reveal that Ms Gelo had her travel personally approved by Mr Wyatt instead of his chief of staff. "[He said] 'No, no, no. Paula's going', which I thought was very unusual because Paula was supposed to focus on aged care."Numerous staff told the investigation of a bizarre incident where Ms Gelo ordered a junior administrative staffer to partially pay, out of her personal income, travel expenses incurred by Ms Gelo and Mr Wyatt.

The investigation heard that the staffer, aged 22 at the time, was "taken aback" and "intimidated" by the demand from the "senior-most person in the office" at the time.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

latikambourke Nothing has been questioned concerning a large number of students who were rorted by TAFE, cert 2, 3, 4, aged a care to find no placement available for work experience or paid work, contrary to the marketplace saying it a growth industry.

latikambourke Needs an audit and a slap.

latikambourke Maybe he has paid a home visit to each and every Australian on age care services with this money :(

latikambourke ANOTHER LNP ripping OFF the TAXPAYER like his mates KORMANN & Christainson!! This MOB have to go!!!😡

latikambourke I will never understand how it gets to this point and they're not pulled up long before the amount hits these ridiculous heights!!!

latikambourke Wyatt is obviously a typical LNP wally.

latikambourke This is an utter disgrace

latikambourke He is beyond incompetent

latikambourke Just over $41k in staff travel per month. Where did they go?

latikambourke LNP SNOUTS alive & well

latikambourke Poor performance minister and yet travels everywhere of self importance.

latikambourke And there’s a Royal Commission into his portfolio. Ha.

latikambourke No wonder our age care industry is in such condition, this is where all the money went! ScottMorrisonMP GladysB Australia agedcare

latikambourke This will all he forgotten by tomorrow so not sure why bother with it. whocares noaccountability

latikambourke It’s our money , these clowns are spending

latikambourke This are all public money, these 'entitled' pollies should be held accountable for every cent spent. If spending are found to be for personal enjoyment and not relate to be work as a pollie, criminal charges should apply. That is it. These Liberal ministers have a history....

latikambourke This story has a strong stink to it...

latikambourke He is boning her, thats it, nothing to see here. It's normal LNP behaviour to bone staff. Jezz.

latikambourke Starting to understand why his posters have been spray painted shit brown.

latikambourke Whilst our elderly live in diaper restrictions. Staff shortage and lack of care Of course..who cares!!! Not as if most of us will end up in a aged care home..

latikambourke and he still hasn't done anything to bring in assisted dying which 99% of old folks really want

latikambourke What a waste of money as aged care goes down the gurgler while the big business behind these facilities reap big profits

latikambourke Bye Bye Ken

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