This is how much Government spent on travel over the past 15 years.

They are actual figures from Budget books, except for 2007/08, which is a revised figure as the actual figure is not yet available, and 2008/09, which is an estimate.

Travel figures for 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1996/97 are unavailable.

2008/09: $7.436m

2007/08: $7.817m

2006/07: $5.570m

2005/06: $4.858m

2004/05: $4.629m

2003/04: $4.118m

2002/03: $3.680m

2001/02: $3.377m

2000/01: $3.011m

1999/00: $3.560m

1998/99: $2.246m

1997/98: $2.511m

1996/97: N/A

1995/96: $1.905m

1994/95: N/A

1993/94: N/A