Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, upon notice, on 8 February 2012:

For the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, or if more convenient for data purposes the 2010-11 financial year, what flights were taken by departmental staff between: (a) Townsville and Canberra; and (b) Canberra and Townsville, including details on whether they were direct or indirect flights.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

For the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 departmental staff from the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research undertook:

(a)   21 flights between Townsville and Canberra; and

(b)   18 flights between Canberra and Townsville.

All flights were direct.

On advice from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, for the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 departmental staff from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations working in the Tertiary, Skills and International cluster undertook:

(c)   12 flights between Townsville and Canberra; and

(d)   10 flights between Canberra and Townsville.

All flights were direct.