Allowances pay off MPs' properties

Sixty-four MPs are reportedly using overnight accommodation allowances to pay off their mortgages in Canberra.

Dozens of MPs are reportedly using taxpayer-funded allowances to pay off investment properties in Canberra.

Sixty-four are funding residences owned by themselves or their spouses through overnight accommodation expenses, a Seven Network investigation has found.

While it's within the rules, it's costing $1.64 million a year.


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