No consequences likely after Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie failed to disclose flight upgrades

Independent David Pocock calls for disclosure reform, while Liberal James Paterson says many politicians don’t update the log fast enough

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Labor is unlikely to pursue formal Senate action against the Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie for not disclosing 16 flight upgrades over her time in parliament, despite parliamentary rules around declaring travel requiring disclosures within 35 days.

The independent senator David Pocock said it highlighted the need for reforming parliamentary transparency rules.