The rising cost of accommodation has prompted the Remuneration Tribunal to alter the entitlements of members of parliament.
Incumbent members of parliament are richly funded by taxpayers to clutter our letterboxes with their self-promotion.
Putting a cap on electoral spending in NSW is a good idea,but the benefits of incumbency still make it hard for smaller parties and independents to compete.
The fares included hundreds of trips between Sydney,Canberra and Melbourne,revealing the fact that there is no consistent policy for domestic travel across the Commonwealth public service.
The Warringah MP will also ask for the prime minister to be stripped of the power to decide parliamentarians’ staffing.
Matthew Guy’s staffing woes have continued after his state opposition lost another senior aide just three months out from the election.
The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority still expects the former federal politicians to repay and reimburse travel expenses.
Sam McMahon billed taxpayers for thousands of dollars’ worth of hotel rooms in her final months as a senator.
Outgoing Queensland MP Andrew Laming blamed the deletion of a year’s worth of emails for his inability to prove a 2019 trip with his family was parliamentary business.
The retiring member for Bowman stands by his claim that a week of travel with his family,for which he charged taxpayers,was related to his parliamentary duty.
Christian Porter has resigned as a minister after he accepted money from unknown sources through a trust arrangement for his legal battle against the ABC.