Friendless at home,the former PM looks to Washington DC.
The former Victorian state Labor tourism minister joins Helloworld as a non-executive director.
One man lost the $37,250 he spent on a last-chance family trip to France;his ageing father is now less mobile and the opportunity has passed.
Helloworld has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic,prompting its chief executive,a former treasurer of the Liberal Party,to write to some staff asking them to agree to temporarily lower pay.
The coronavirus has torpedoed the world economy,with travel both a vector for – and a victim of – an historic event that appears to have no end in sight.
The local bourse has dived into bear market territory,after another volatile session wiped a further $64 billion in value from the benchmark index.
Travel groups Webjet and Helloworld say the growing impact of the coronavirus is making it impossible to offer any financial visibility their respective businesses.
Victoria Police are looking into people they believe might be whistleblowers after travel company Helloworld's interactions with a federal politician embarrassed the government.
Travel boss Andrew Burnes,who is the Liberal Party's treasurer,also spent $120,000 on tickets at one event.
Helloworld CEO Andrew Burnes denied in February that he had contacted Australian US ambassador Joe Hockey over a pitch for work. New emails suggest he's wrong.
Helloworld boss Andrew Burnes runs a far more exclusive club,available only to Cabinet ministers.