Government to Spend $450 Million on New Business Jets for PM and Ministers

Unspent funds in the 2023-24 defence budget will be spent on two new private jets for government use.

The Australian PM and officials will have two new Boeing planes this year. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Two new luxury Boeing B737 Max 8 planes will be bought with unused funds from the Australian government’s 2023-24 defence budget.

The two taxpayer-funded jets will be used to transport Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other key government figures,