Scott Morrison Defends Flying Former Finance Minister Around Europe Using Public Money

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann departs the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Oct. 6, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Scott Morrison has defended using public money to fly former finance minister Mathias Cormann around Europe.

Cormann has traversed the continent on a Royal Australian Air Force plane as he campaigns for a job with a global economic think tank.