From 'The Australian',

"MILY RITCHIE
REPORTER

12:00AM NOVEMBER 19, 2018

At least a dozen of the 40 luxury cars purchased by the Papua New Guinean government to transport some of the world’s top leaders during last week’s APEC summit were at the weekend sitting idle in a Port Moresby warehouse.

This has ­further angered critics, who said the purchase had been excessive.

The PNG government caused outrage after buying 40 custom-made Maserati cars for the summit that were specifically flown in from Italy earlier last week.

The minister responsible for APEC refused to reveal the total cost of the vehicles, but the Maserati Quattroporte sedans retail in Australia for between $209,000 and $345,000 each.

The PNG government has said it planned to use the luxury cars for the week of the APEC summit ­before selling them off to recover the costs.

On Saturday, ABC journalist Stephen Dziedzic found at least a dozen of the vehicles sitting idle in a Port Moresby warehouse.

“What’s the collective noun for Maseratis? The luxury cars which stirred so much anger in PNG ahead of APEC2018 are sitting idle in a Port Moresby warehouse right now,” Dziedzic tweeted.

The revelation came after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would not travel in a Maserati while at the summit."

and the long suffering Aussie taxpayer gave,

"The Australian Government will provide an estimated $572.2 million in total ODA to PNG in 2018-19. This will include an estimated $519.5 million in bilateral funding to PNG managed by DFAT."

http://dfat.gov.au/geo/papua-new-guinea/development-assistance/pages/papua-new-guinea.aspx

maybe PNG will give the cars to Australia as a sort of 'Thank You".

How easy it is to spend lots of money when it is not coming out of your pockets?

A Politician must have come up with than sentence.

Lack of accountability, it is like the over $444 Million Turnbull gave to a group of executives for the Barrier Reef, executive claim they did not even ask him for the money.

Peter Charles Paire O'Neill is the clan leader of PNG O'Neill , the Ui Neill of Niall of the Nine Hostages. His magic rainbow collects gold by the potful from the Chinese and Australian cattle lords and pig pen pubs. Tribal loyalty extends to feasts for all the Is Mise and Hooter clans , Maserati and Manus island guests.

And some people seriously believe that all cultures are equal! These people are childlike; showing off to more enlightened and sophisticated APEC visitors. It is to be hoped that, while PNG should benefit economically from the Australia/US military installation on Manus that will protect the region from China, the construction and maintenance will not be overseen by locals.

Bronwyn Bishop.

According to the Guardian PNG has reportedly added 3
Bentleys to tis controversial fleet of luxury cars
purchased for the upcoming Apec leaders' summit.

PNGinians have reacted with outrage to the news that
the PNG government had bought 40 Maseratis for the
summit despite the country struggling with a nationwide
polio outbreak, increased rates of tuberculosis and
chronic funding shortages for health, education and
other services.

The BBC tells us that some of this Pacific country's
main roads are poorly maintained with vehicle speeds
limited to 80km/h (50mph). Other roads wind through
mountainous terrain and often require a four-wheel
drive vehicle to navigate.

The government claims that it will be able to sell the
vehicles and no loss after the summit.
One can only hope that this turns out to be the case.