Communications Minister Anika Wells has repaid more than $10,100, which includes a penalty, after an audit found she wrongly claimed travel expenses on four occasions.

Wells said said on Friday she was “sorry for making these honest mistakes”.

None of the claims relates to the reported around $100,000 in travel expenses for her and a staffer that created a political storm last year. The trip was to the United Nations in New York to promote Australia’s social media ban.

The audit put the cost at about $90,500 and noted the late confirmation........

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