Immigration spends more than Defence on medals for its staff

By Adam Gartrell
Updated January 18 2016 - 7:08am, first published January 16 2016 - 11:15pm
"Not only are these medals costly but they demonstrate the government's intention to create a military style and culture within the Australian Border Force": Labor's waste watch spokesman Pat Conroy. Photo: Andrew Meares
"Not only are these medals costly but they demonstrate the government's intention to create a military style and culture within the Australian Border Force": Labor's waste watch spokesman Pat Conroy. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Department of Immigration is spending more than $1.3 million on medals for its staff, outspending the Department of Defence and prompting new concerns about the militarisation of the portfolio.

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