Tony Abbott says he hopes the review of entitlements will bring an close to expenses-related controversies as questions raised over MPs’ family tripsFurther revelations over politicians’ travel claims are emerging as the Coalition names former Liberal leader Brendan Nelson and the former Labor Speaker Harry Jenkins as section of the team undertaking a review of parliamentarians’ entitlements.
The education minister,Christopher Pyne, is under pressure after reports he spent $5000 of taxpayers’ money flying himself, and his wife and two of his children to Sydney around the a 2009 Christmas-New Year holiday period.
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Source: theguardian.com