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flag Communications Minister Anika Wells spent nearly $100,000 on a delayed UN trip amid a national emergency crisis.

flag Communications Minister Anika Wells incurred nearly $100,000 in taxpayer costs for a September 2024 trip to New York, including $70,000 for a UN event promoting Australia’s teen social media ban, despite the Optus Triple Zero outage that disrupted emergency services and contributed to three deaths. flag The trip, delayed until September 22 after the outage was discovered, included high-cost flights and accommodations for Wells and two senior officials. flag The government defended the trip as part of global efforts to advance online safety, while critics called it a misplaced PR stunt during a national crisis. flag The ban, set to begin December 10, remains under scrutiny as teens seek alternative platforms.

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