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Broadband (Question No. 360)
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Broadband (Question No. 491)
(Fletcher, Paul, MP, Albanese, Anthony, MP) -
Broadband (Question No. 492)
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healthdirect Australia (Question No. 623)
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Afghanistan: United States Blackhawk Helicopter Crash (Question No. 655)
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Broadband (Question No. 731)
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Tourism Australia: Airline Marketing Campaigns (Question No. 733)
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Resources, Energy and Tourism: Travel Expenses (Question Nos 734 and 735)
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Fair Work Australia: Modern Awards (Question No. 736)
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Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union: Operating Report (Question No. 738)
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Centrelink: Concession Cards (Question No. 740)
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Commonwealth Debt (Question No. 744)
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Pradaxa (Question No. 746)
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Warfarin (Question No. 747)
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Atrial Fibrillation (Question No. 748)
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Strokes (Question No. 749)
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Prospective Marriage Visas (Question No. 750)
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Superclinics (Question No. 754)
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Superclinics (Question No. 755)
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Defence Capability Projects (Question No. 757)
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National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (Question No. 758)
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Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Question No. 760)
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Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Question No. 762)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 763)
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 764)
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Defence: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 765)
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Health and Ageing: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 766)
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Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 768)
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Finance and Deregulation: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 769)
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Attorney-General's: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 772)
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Resources, Energy and Tourism: Corporate Credit Cards (Question Nos 773 and 774)
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Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 775)
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Foreign Affairs and Trade: Corporate Credit Cards (Question Nos 779 and 782)
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Immigration and Citizenship: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 780)
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Taxation: Zone Tax Offset (Question No. 783)
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Defence: Travel (Question No. 785)
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Tourism Research Australia: International and National Visitor Surveys (Question No. 786)
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Gympie Road: AJ Wyllie Bridge Upgrade (Question No. 787)
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Corporate Credit Cards (Question No. 791)
(Briggs, Jamie, MP, Burke, Tony, MP)
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Broadband (Question No. 360)
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Defence: Travel
(Question No. 785)
Mr Robert asked the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, in writing, on 24 November 2011:
(1) Since 1 July 2010, what (a) number, and (b) proportion (as a percentage), of times have Defence (i) civilians, and (ii) Australian Defence Force members, not chosen the lowest practical fare for domestic and international travel in accordance with the Whole-of-Government arrangement exemption reporting codes.
(2) Since 1 July 2010, what (a) number, and (b) proportion (as a percentage), of flights were booked by Defence (i) civilians, and (ii) Australian Defence force members, on all applicable airlines, and at what cost.
(3) Has his department made any savings under the Whole-of -Government arrangements; if so, what sum since 1 July 2010.
Mr Snowdon: the answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) Defence does not categorise civilians and Australian Defence Force members differently when booking travel and is therefore unable to provide a breakdown of these categories. The proportion of exemption reporting codes used between 1 July 2010 and 31 October 2011 are as follows (based on a total of 378,472 tickets - 353,240 domestic and 25,232 international).
|
Period: 1 July 2010 to 31 October 2011 |
Domestic |
International |
Grand Total |
|
Reason Code Description |
% |
% |
% |
|
Approval/Entitlement to travel at a higher fare class |
1.7% |
0.7% |
1.6% |
|
Health & safety issues/Personal responsibilities |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
|
Lowest Practical Fare/International Best Fare of the Day Accepted |
57.0% |
90.9% |
59.3% |
|
Require flexibility to change booking |
38.5% |
6.3% |
36.4% |
|
Unsuitable due to time/routing or connections |
1.7% |
1.8% |
1.7% |
|
Refusal to accept LPF (not part of WoAG Reason Codes) |
0.9% |
0.2% |
0.9% |
|
Grand Total |
100% |
100.0% |
100% |
(2) Defence does not categorise civilians and Australian Defence Force members differently when booking travel and is therefore unable to provide a breakdown of these categories. The table below outlines the number and proportion (as a percentage) of flights booked with domestic (total 675,543 flights) and international (total 72,753 flights) airlines.
|
Domestic |
|
|
Airline Name |
|
|
QANTAS |
77% |
|
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA |
16% |
|
JETSTAR |
4% |
|
BRINDABELLA AIRLINES |
1% |
|
REGIONAL EXPRESS |
1% |
|
AEROPELICAN AIR SERVICES |
0% |
|
SKYWEST AIRLINES |
0% |
|
AIRNORTH REGIONAL |
0% |
|
SKYTRANS |
0% |
|
SHARP AIRLINES |
0% |
|
SKIPPERS AVIATION |
0% |
|
STRATEGIC AIRLINES |
0% |
|
West Wing |
0% |
|
TIGER AIRWAYS AUSTRALIA |
0% |
|
FLY TIWI |
0% |
|
AIRLINES PNG |
0% |
|
Total |
100% |
|
International |
|||
|
Airline Name |
|
Airline Name |
|
|
QANTAS |
48.19% |
CHINA AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
EMIRATES |
8.08% |
SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES |
0.02% |
|
AMERICAN AIRLINES |
7.28% |
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS |
0.02% |
|
SINGAPORE AIRLINES |
6.31% |
CHINA EASTERN |
0.01% |
|
UNITED AIRLINES |
3.44% |
LOT |
0.02% |
|
CATHAY PACIFIC |
2.16% |
SAFI AIRWAYS |
0.02% |
|
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
2.63% |
LUXAIR |
0.02% |
|
ETIHAD AIRWAYS |
1.96% |
Jetstar Asia |
0.02% |
|
AIR CANADA |
1.25% |
AIR TAHITI NUI |
0.01% |
|
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA |
1.83% |
OLYMPIC AIRWAYS |
0.06% |
|
THAI AIRWAYS |
1.11% |
AIR MAURITIUS |
0.01% |
|
LUFTHANSA |
1.17% |
MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
MALAYSIAN AIRLINE |
1.24% |
AIR BERLIN |
0.02% |
|
JETSTAR |
0.79% |
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES |
0.02% |
|
SOLOMON AIRLINES |
0.68% |
HONG KONG EXPRESS AIR |
0.01% |
|
DELTA AIR LINES |
0.89% |
CZECHOSLOVAK AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
ALASKA AIRLINES INC. |
0.68% |
ROYAL AIR MAROC |
0.01% |
|
IBERIA |
0.58% |
SAUDIA |
0.02% |
|
AIR NIUGINI |
0.79% |
AIR INDIA |
0.01% |
|
AIR NEW ZEALAND |
0.79% |
AEGEAN AIRLINES |
0.02% |
|
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES |
0.46% |
VIRGIN AMERICA |
0.00% |
|
USAIR |
0.72% |
FRONTIER AIRLINES |
0.02% |
|
JAL-JAPAN AIR LINES |
0.18% |
HAHN AIR |
0.01% |
|
V AUSTRALIA |
0.18% |
REGIONAL EXPRESS |
0.01% |
|
QATAR AIRWAYS |
0.56% |
OUR AIRLINE |
0.00% |
|
EL AL |
0.17% |
JAT |
0.01% |
|
AIR FRANCE |
0.33% |
AIR LANKA LTD |
0.01% |
|
AIRNORTH REGIONAL |
0.47% |
VIRGIN NIGERIA |
0.01% |
|
GULF AIR |
0.96% |
CROATIA AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
KOREAN AIRLINES |
0.20% |
MALEV |
0.00% |
|
GARUDA |
0.27% |
MIDDLE EAST |
0.00% |
|
SILKAIR |
0.40% |
URAL AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES |
0.19% |
AIR BOTNIA |
0.00% |
|
ROYAL JORDANIAN |
0.33% |
WIDEROES FLYVESELSKAP |
0.01% |
|
PHILIPPINES AIRLINES |
0.15% |
SPANAIR |
0.00% |
|
K.L.M. |
0.17% |
AIR AUSTRAL |
0.00% |
|
AIR PACIFIC |
0.16% |
FLYBE BRITISH EUROPEAN |
0.01% |
|
SAS |
0.16% |
AIR MALTA |
0.01% |
|
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES |
0.26% |
AVIANCA |
0.00% |
|
VIETNAM AIRLINES |
0.10% |
KAM AIR |
0.00% |
|
TURKISH AIRLINES |
0.15% |
CYPRUS AIRWAYS |
0.01% |
|
DRAGONAIR |
0.07% |
SWIFTAIR |
0.01% |
|
FINNAIR |
0.08% |
KUWAIT AIRWAYS |
0.00% |
|
SWISS |
0.16% |
PAKISTAN AIRLINES |
0.01% |
|
ASIANA AIRLINES |
0.05% |
SIBERIAN AIRLINES |
0.00% |
|
ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES |
0.09% |
HIGHLAND EXPRESS |
0.00% |
|
LAN CHILE |
0.03% |
AER ARRAN EXPRESS |
0.01% |
|
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES |
0.17% |
AIRLINES PNG |
0.01% |
|
OMAN AIR |
0.22% |
WESTJET |
0.00% |
|
KENYA AIRWAYS |
0.08% |
BERJAYA AIR |
0.01% |
|
BANGKOK AIRWAYS |
0.13% |
Bulgaria Air |
0.00% |
|
SOUTH AFRICAN |
0.04% |
PLUNA |
0.00% |
|
BRITISH MIDLAND |
0.05% |
ICELANDAIR |
0.00% |
|
EGYPTAIR |
0.07% |
INDIAN AIRLINES |
0.00% |
|
ALITALIA |
0.05% |
CIMBER AIR |
0.00% |
|
AIR CHINA (CAAC) |
0.02% |
ESTONIAN AIR |
0.00% |
|
AER LINGUS |
0.04% |
AVIA EXPRESS |
0.00% |
|
AIR PORTUGAL |
0.02% |
SKYWAYS AB |
0.00% |
|
JET AIRWAYS INDIA |
0.06% |
ISLAND AIR |
0.00% |
|
AIR VANUATU |
0.04% |
LAO AVIATION |
0.00% |
|
Virgin Atlantic |
0.01% |
AIR UGANDA |
0.00% |
|
KINGFISHER AIRLINES |
0.03% |
JETLINK EXPRESS |
0.00% |
|
AEROPELICAN AIR SERVICES |
0.01% |
VLM |
0.00% |
|
AIR CALEDONIE |
0.02% |
PRECISION AIR |
0.00% |
|
|
|
Total |
100% |
(3) Under Whole-of-Australian Government arrangements all domestic and international airlines were invited to provide pricing on the basis of providing services to Whole-of-Australian Government. Accordingly there is no way of identifying what price Defence would have achieved if we had contracted separately, and in turn identify what savings have come as a direct result of the Whole-of-Australian Government arrangements. However, data is showing that Defence travellers are adopting different travel practices, such as the use of more restricted fares, therefore lower unit costs for travel are being incurred.