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Taxpayers cover the cost after fashion party fundraiser lost almost $140,000

According to ABC News: “Sydney’s cash-strapped Powerhouse Museum splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds on a ball attended by models, designers and Foreign minister Julie Bishop.” The event was supposed to be a fundraiser, but it lost nearly $140,000 and it was taxpayers who footed the bill. “VIP guests on the night…


According to ABC News: “Sydney’s cash-strapped Powerhouse Museum splashed hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds on a ball attended by models, designers and Foreign minister Julie Bishop.”

The event was supposed to be a fundraiser, but it lost nearly $140,000 and it was taxpayers who footed the bill.

“VIP guests on the night donated a total of $1,150 — three gifts of $50 each and one for $1,000. Combined with a portion of ticket sales, the total amount raised was $78,500.”

Andrew Bolt said, “The fundraising is just an excuse for a massive spending on themselves. The fact that just four of those freeloaded donated anything at all speaks volumes.”

READ:

Freedom of Information documents reveal the Powerhouse Museum used public funds to prop up a fashion party.

 

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