Under the new rules, parliamentarians will only be able to claim travel expenses for their partners between their home and Canberra
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The prime minister has announced travel entitlements for the families of parliamentarians will be wound back, after the government sought advice from the expenses watchdog.
Anthony Albanese confirmed he had received advice from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) on the weekend of 13 December, and has subsequently written to the Remuneration Tribunal to review and put in place the new rules.
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