Australian politicians spending two-thirds of time on the road at taxpayer expense, data shows

Nationals’ Bridget McKenzie and Andrew Willcox top list with more than $20,000 spent each on nights away from home

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A handful of federal politicians are spending more than two-thirds of their time on the road and in hotels, with one Nationals MP billing taxpayers for accommodation nearly every night over a four-month period, latest travel expenses data shows.

Andrew Willcox, the first-time member for Dawson, spent 113 days travelling over a 116-day period between August and December 2022, according to the most recent independent parliamentary expense authority’s (Ipea) data.

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