Taxpayers stuck with bill after MP flies business class 27 times

Taxpayers have been left with the bill after independent MP Monique Ryan billed them for 27 business class flights with most of the flights going between Canberra and Melbourne.

Expert in Political Marketing at the Australian National University, Dr Andrew Hughes says it’s a bad look for politicians to be flying business class for such a short flight.

“You don’t need business class, even if you’re reading a sensitive document … You can do that quite happily in economy can’t you? … Not to mention a lot of politicians do travel economy,” he told Shane McInnes, filling in for Tom Elliott.

Press PLAY to hear taxpayers stuck with bill after an MP flies business class 27 times

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