Second politician revealed to claim $450 travel allowance when staying at own property | ABC NEWS
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It's the money-making move that's raised the ire of constituents, but politicians claiming a nightly travel allowance in the hundreds of dollars for staying at properties they own is within the rules. The questionable claim had the CLP on the attack, however after criticising Labor, it's now been revealed one of their own is doing the same. Jack Hislop has this report for ABC News Northern Territory. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/jo-hersey-clp-politician-claiming-travel-allowance-darwin-home/106891882 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsNT
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