Finance Minister Mathias Cormann bills taxpayers $23,000 for weekend trips to Broome

By Matthew Knott
Updated January 15 2017 - 2:13pm, first published 12:15am
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has defended his use of taxpayer-funded entitlements  Photo: Andrew Meares
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has defended his use of taxpayer-funded entitlements Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing the resignation of Sussan Ley from his frontbench in Sydney. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing the resignation of Sussan Ley from his frontbench in Sydney. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, who is responsible for keeping government spending under control, billed taxpayers more than $23,000 for weekend trips to the beach resort town of Broome with his wife over five years.

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