$35,000 Spent on 1 Custom Parliamentary Desk in Australia: Senate Committee

A desk like this for all Australian politicians in the parliament would cost $7.9 million.

The Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 4, 2024. Jessie Zhang/The Epoch Times

Australian taxpayers have forked out $35,000 (US$22,000) for just one desk, in a follow up hearing in February, which uncovered lavish spending on custom furniture for parliamentary offices.

Liberal Senator Jane Hume grilled officials during a hearing of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on March 27 about money spent on “sit-and-stand desks.”