As the expenses affairs continues  to roll through the Albanese government like a wrecking ball, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will repay some of the $21,685  she charged for a family holiday in Western Australia in 2023.

This follows advice on Friday from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) that a portion of the spending breached the official guidelines.

But the government is resisting any suggestion she should quit her post. Asked on Sunday whether Rowland should resign, Treasurer Jim Chalmers told Sky, “I don’t believe so. I think Michelle’s done the right thing in asking the IPEA to take another look.”

Rowland’s office on Sunday could not say how much she will repay.

Coalition finance spokesman James Paterson, condemning “a culture of entitlement” within the government, said Rowland was “not just any minister. She’s a minister responsible for probity, for integrity, for transparency, and so a higher burden applies to her.

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