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<\/p>\nThe Coalition has mocked Communications Minister Anika Wells by sending postcards to voters in her electorate highlighting her use of parliamentary travel entitlements.<\/p>\n
The postcard, revealed by The Sunday Telegraph, depicts a collage of Ms Wells\u2019 travel, including photos of her at sporting events and other excursions billed to taxpayers.<\/p>\n
\u201cDear Taxpayers, I know you\u2019re doing it tough, with high inflation, interest rates and power prices,\u201d the postcard said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut thank you for generously funding: $100,000 in airfares for me and my staff to New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
The postcard goes on to list other expenses, including a $1,750 dinner in Paris, $3,600 for a trip that included a friend\u2019s birthday in Adelaide, and $2,800 for a Thredbo ski trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks for letting my chauffeur-driven cars wait for me while I attended events,\u201d the card read.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince Labor was elected, Australia has had the biggest fall in living standards in the developed world. But I\u2019m doing just fine.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to say thanks for your generosity. Regards, Anika Wells, Labor MP.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh told Sky News Sunday Agenda that Ms Wells had used excessive taxpayer funds for lavish trips on \u201cmultiple occasions\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there has to be changes. There’s a public expectation and you just need to listen to people right across the country that are pretty unhappy right now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if it was that the shoe was on the other foot, I think Labor would be making the most of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prime Minister needs to step up on this. He said that he\u2019s just following the rules, yet we’ve heard that the rules were changed just before the last election.\u201d<\/p>\n