TWO high-flying TAC chiefs spent $46,000 on a 12-day European “study tour”, travelling first-class, staying in five-star hotels and billing the taxpayer for tips, coffee, and stationery. The Transport ...

There she was, wedged into her seat and braced for another economy flight, when the smell began wafting back from first class: freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies of which she and her immediate ...