Albanese Government Scrutinised for Spending $1.6 Million on Climate Delegation

The average cost of the delegation was $38,000 per person.Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen looks on during a federal cabinet meeting in Perth, Australia, on June 3, 2025. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images12/2/2025|Updated: 12/2/2025The Albanese government is facing renewed scrutiny after disclosing it spent $1.6 million sending a total delegation of 75 Australians—including 42 officials from the Department of Climate Change—to the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.The average cost per person worked out to about $38,000.Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles