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Federal Minister Cops Two-Week $60,000 Phone Bill After Department Forgot to Adjust Roaming
- A blunder by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water led to Minister Chris Bowen incurring a $60,000 phone bill during a trip to Azerbaijan in November 2024.
- The department failed to apply the correct roaming tariff for Minister Bowen and his team, according to DCCEEW secretary Mike Kaiser.
- Kaiser noted, 'The regret is mine,' while revealing that a 50 percent refund of $30,000 had been secured from Telstra.
- Senator Henderson expressed skepticism about the refund, and Telstra made no admission of liability or wrongdoing.
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Roaming charges blamed on minister's $60,000 phone bill
A departmental error led to Climate Minister Chris Bowen accruing a mobile phone bill exceeding $60,000 during a two-week overseas trip, Senate estimates has heard. Bowen and his team were unaware that international roaming charges were in play during the minister’s visit to a climate summit in Azerbaijan in November 2024. Asked by commitee member Senator Sarah Henderson why Bowen racked up such an “enormous bill”, department secretary Mike Kais…
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