通信部长安妮卡·韦尔斯在国家紧急危机期间，花费近10万美元前往联合国，行程推迟。 Communications Minister Anika Wells spent nearly $100,000 on a delayed UN trip amid a national emergency crisis.

通信部长安妮卡·韦尔斯为2024年9月前往纽约的行程承担了近10万澳元的纳税人费用，其中包括7万美元用于联合国推广澳大利亚青少年社交媒体禁令的活动，尽管Optus Triple Zero故障扰乱了紧急服务并导致三人死亡。 Communications Minister Anika Wells incurred nearly $100,000 in taxpayer costs for a September 2024 trip to New York, including $70,000 for a UN event promoting Australia’s teen social media ban, despite the Optus Triple Zero outage that disrupted emergency services and contributed to three deaths. 这次旅行在发现停机后推迟至9月22日,其中包括为Wells和两名高级官员提供费用高昂的飞行和住宿。 The trip, delayed until September 22 after the outage was discovered, included high-cost flights and accommodations for Wells and two senior officials. 政府捍卫这趟行程是全球努力提升网络安全的一部分, 而批评者则称这是国家危机期间错位的公关特技。 The government defended the trip as part of global efforts to advance online safety, while critics called it a misplaced PR stunt during a national crisis. 该禁令将于12月10日开始，随着青少年寻求替代平台，这一禁令仍在受到关注。 The ban, set to begin December 10, remains under scrutiny as teens seek alternative platforms.