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If you were curious as to the kinds of public service perks enjoyed by former prime ministers after they leave office, documents released under freedom of information about Tony Abbott’s recent Hungarian sojourn to speak at a conservative conference (he is a big fan of hardline former leader Viktor Orbán) provide an insight.The 73-page document dump reveals a request for “airport facilitation” from Abbott’s staff, which is standard practice for former PMs and generally involves a staff member from the local embassy greeting a traveller at the airbridge and guiding them through the airport.
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