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Climate, Energy Department Spends Over $1 Million Sending Officials Overseas in 2 Months

Between July and Aug. 31, 2025, DCCEEW officials made 73 trips to 25 countries to attend 31 international events.
Climate, Energy Department Spends Over $1 Million Sending Officials Overseas in 2 Months
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Alfred Bui
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Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has spent over $1 million (US$655,000) sending officials abroad in the first two months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.

At a recent Supplementary Budget Estimates hearing, representatives from the department revealed that 64 DCCEEW officials attended 31 international events in 25 countries between July and Aug. 31.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].