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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Michael Parris

MP repays travel card bill for smokes, doughnut after media stunt

Jenny Aitchison at a media event with Premier Chris Minns in September. Picture by Marina Neil

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison says she has repaid the cost of cigarettes, a soft drink and a pink doughnut bought with a test travel card her office issued to a News Ltd journalist.

The Regional Transport Minister faced some awkward questions from her National Party predecessor, Sam Farraway, in budget estimates last week after she sought to discredit the Coalition's Regional Apprentice and University Students Travel Card scheme with the help of journalist James O'Doherty.

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