Canberra pollies paid extra for showing-up to work

By Noel Towell
Updated June 6 2016 - 10:43am, first published May 31 2016 - 2:57pm
ACT Liberal Senator Zed Seselja has been paid about $10,200 to commute. Photo: Jamila Toderas
ACT Liberal Senator Zed Seselja has been paid about $10,200 to commute. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Labor's shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh clocked up more than $4300 before tax for travelling to work. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Labor's shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh clocked up more than $4300 before tax for travelling to work. Photo: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra politicians have been slugging taxpayers thousands of dollars simply for driving across town to their Parliament House offices.

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