From yesterday's The Age:
Full article can be found here: Abbott government cracks down on bizarre requests for help from Australian travellers
Especially request no. 15 is interesting from an AFF perspective:
Consular officials in Bangkok are used to helping Australians in compromising situations, but even they were shocked when a man asked taxpayers to foot the bill for a prostitute.The request is just one example of bizarre requests the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Abbott government are cracking down on.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Wednesday launched a new strategy for consular officials to deal with the problem, warning Australian travellers to stop expecting the government to bail them out if they get in trouble.
Full article can be found here: Abbott government cracks down on bizarre requests for help from Australian travellers
Especially request no. 15 is interesting from an AFF perspective:
15) Some travellers evacuated from civil unrest in Egypt on government funded flights questioned why they were not entitled to frequent flyer points. Similarly, some travellers evacuated from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami made seat requests, including for first class