ANTI-poverty campaigner Sir Bob Geldof has charged Australian organisers $100,000 to give a speech about world suffering.
Geldof,
54, spoke about the tragedy of Third World poverty and the failure of
governments to combat the crisis at a Crown casino function in Melbourne
on Thursday night. But he charged about $100,000 for his troubles - a
speakers fee that included the cost of luxury hotel rooms and
first-class airfares.
Fellow
activist, World Vision CEO the Reverend Tim Costello, spoke for free.
An event insider said the Geldof payments, which included the costs of a
minder, appeared hypocritical. "It was an inspiring speech. But when
you think he got paid $100,000 to talk about poverty it seems like a bit
of a contradiction," the insider said:
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