Liberal MP takes aim at expenses watchdog

Outgoing Liberal MP Andrew Laming says he won't pay back more than $10,000 in travel expenses. (AAP)

An outgoing Liberal MP says he won't be paying back public funds for travel expenses despite a request from the parliament's expenditure watchdog following an audit.

Andrew Laming was asked to pay back $10,360, which includes a 25 per cent loading fee after the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority audited 30 expenses the MP claimed for his wife, two children and himself in June 2019.