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Dominic Giannini

Senator charges public for travel timed with legal case

Travel by senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being scrutinised as the government returns serve. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price slugged taxpayers thousands of dollars to travel to Darwin during a private legal matter and attend coalition election campaigns when she was the spokeswoman for government efficiency.

The Northern Territory senator repeatedly claimed flights to Darwin and overnight travel allowances during dates that coincided with her defamation trial and key legal developments in her case, as politicians' expenses go under the microscope. 

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