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Opinion: Anika Wells’ expenses are within the rules but many politicians know these perks should be wound back

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/anika-wells-family-travel-expenses-within-rules-politicians-perks
FreedomAdvocate @lemmy.net.au - 3day

Her blatant “abuse” of the system has shone a light on the terrible ripe for abuse, waste of taxpayer money system. It’s about time people started getting angry about politicians basically never having to spend a cent of their own money under any circumstances, while we pay for their entire families lavish lifestyles on top of paying them a salary to fuck us over.

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ikt - 3day

Wells has billed taxpayers thousands to attend sporting events including the Boxing Day Test, the Melbourne grand prix, and a skiing trip at Thredbo for her husband and children while she attended a Paralympics event.

isn’t she the minister for sport?

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