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Australia news live: Michelle Rowland to make repayment for 2023 family trip found to breach entitlements
- Rowland to repay travel costs from a 2023 family trip after entitlements review.
- Rowland acknowledged the advice and began steps to make a repayment.
- The 2023 trip cost about $21,000, with substantial airfares billed to taxpayers.
- The review notes Rowland had at least 10 official engagements during the Perth trip.
- The case highlights ongoing scrutiny of politicians' travel entitlements in Australia.
- The repayment signals tightening rules on travel entitlements for public officials.
- The broader political and policy context includes grocery price controls and cost-of-living measures.
- Rowland did not claim travel allowance for days without official engagements.
- The incident timeline runs alongside other local security and weather updates in the live blog.
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