http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/sarah-hanson-young-greens-senator-clai...HIGH-profile Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has claimed almost $1 million on travel entitlements, with trips including visits to refugee camps and environmental meetings.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal Ms Hanson-Young’s bill for charter flights and overseas study tours amounts to more than $85,000.
And her party has racked up almost $245,000 on its MPs’ charter travel claims.
According to Department of Finance documents, between her entry into parliament in mid-2008 and December last year, Senator Hanson-Young claimed almost $970,000 on travel entitlements. These included domestic fares, travelling allowance, family travel costs, car costs, charter and overseas expense claims.
Senator Hanson-Young and Greens deputy leader Scott Ludlam — based in Adelaide and Perth respectively — each claimed more charter travel than former leader Christine Milne.
Senator Ludlam’s claims, totalling more than $66,000, doubled Ms Milne’s claims made between 2008 and 2014.