Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk uses $157m to buy 7 planes – including luxury Gulfstreams
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Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government uses $157 million in taxpayers’ money to buy seven new planes, including two luxury Gulfstream G280s
- Palaszczuk’s government spends $157 million in taxpayers’ money on seven planes
- The new aircraft include two luxury Gulfstream G280s and five Beechcraft 360s
- The planes will replace the Citation and Hawker jets that were recently sold
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Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government has spent more than $157 million in taxpayers’ money to buy seven new planes.
The aircraft purchased by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) include two luxury Gulfstream G280s and five Beechcraft 360s.
Prime Minister Palaszczuk and her ministers will be able to use any of the seven new planes, costing taxpayers $101 million ($157.63 million).
QPS said the two Gulfstreams would replace the Queensland Government’s Citation and Hawker jets, which were recently sold.
The new aircraft will mainly be used for services such as disaster relief, search and rescue, organ transfers and police support.
The government of Queensland Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) has spent $157.63 million in taxpayer money on seven new planes
The seven aircraft will replace what QPS said was an “outdated and obsolete” fixed-wing fleet.
“The two jets have been purposely designed with interior fittings to ensure they are suitable for a range of transport requirements and offer value for money,” a QPS spokesperson told the Daily Mail Australia.
“They will replace the older Citation and Hawker jets that had reached the end of their economic and operational life and were recently sold.”
for the In the 2020 state elections in Queensland, Ms Palaszczuk said her government “didn’t buy a new plane” and doesn’t seem to use the available plane very often.
According to the most recently available figures, for the first quarter of 2022, Ms Palaszczuk spent approximately 10 hours on Queensland government flights.
Deputy Prime Minister Steven Miles spent about 9.5 hours on such flights.
Pictured is the interior of a Gulfstream G280 jet, two of which the Queensland Government has purchased
A Gulfstream G280 jet of the type purchased by the Queensland Government is pictured in the sky
The government’s Hawker aircraft was purchased in 2006, led by then Prime Minister Peter Beattie, for $17.4 million to replace an eight-year-old aircraft it sold for $8.5 million.
Neither Ms Palaszczuk nor her ministers have used the Hawker jet since May 2021.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Palaszczuk’s office to request comment.