WA Senator Fatima Payman is charging taxpayers a $310-a-night travel allowance so she can stay in her $450,000 Canberra investment property, giving her a major reason not to quit parliament entirely if she splits from the Labor Party as expected on Thursday.
Senator Fatima Payman charging taxpayers $310 a night in travel expenses to stay at her own $450,000 Canberra investment property
She received an indefinite suspension for her decision following a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday. The outlet's National Political Editor Samantha Maiden said the property gave her"a $450,000 reason not to quit Parliament". Ms Payman also claimed $2,790 in travel allowance for nights in Canberra during November and $1,240 in December.
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