Wells repays $10,000 after husband's Grand Final tag-along

SMH · Nick Newling, James Massola · Friday 8 May 2026

Wells repays $10,000 after husband's Grand Final tag-along

Minister Anika Wells refunds travel expenses tied to her husband's AFL Grand Final trip, months after the $190,000 New York jaunt.

Ten grand back for the husband's footy junket, but the $190,000 New York trip's apparently fine because that one had a lanyard. The rules in Canberra aren't broken — they're just calibrated so the embarrassing bills get refunded and the eye-watering ones get filed under 'official business'.

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