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EPISODE · Dec 8, 2025 · 7 MIN

Minister under fire for expensive taxpayer claims

from Sunrise · host LiSTNR

Sports Minister Annika Wells faces scrutiny over taxpayer-funded expenses including charging nearly $1,000 for a Commonwealth car to wait seven hours during a tennis final and billing taxpayers for travel to a birthday party that other ministers attended at their own expense. The controversy extends to business class flights costing around $100,000 for a New York trip and highlights broader concerns about politicians' use of taxpayer funds for personal expenses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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