Liberal senator to repay misused funds

Liberal senator Lucy Gichuhi will repay more than $2000 to taxpayers after declaring she misunderstood the use of travel perks for politicians.

A new Liberal senator recruit will fork up thousands of dollars to pay back Australian taxpayers for the misuse of public funds.

News Corp reported on Sunday that Senator Lucy Gichuhi, who joined the Liberals in February, billed taxpayers to fly two family members to Adelaide for her 50th birthday.

"This was an administrative error involving misunderstanding of travel rules," Senator Gichuhi tweeted on Sunday.

"I've raised an invoice from the department to pay the costs of $2139 in full."


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