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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus and Henry Belot

Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show

Peter Dutton
According to an analysis of expense records and pecuniary interest registers, the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has repeatedly used taxpayer money for travel coinciding with sporting events. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Peter Dutton billed taxpayers for flights to Sydney on the days of three NRL grand finals, a rugby tournament and a Matildas World Cup game, records show.

Integrity campaigners and crossbenchers, including the former rugby international David Pocock, have repeatedly criticised the use of publicly funded travel to attend major sporting events, saying it fails to reflect community expectations.

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