Ministers rack up $1m more in taxpayer-funded robodebt legal expenses, with Scott Morrison topping list
Former prime minister adds $461,445 to his expenses, while Linda Reynolds incurs $166,700 in costs related to Brittany Higgins's rape allegation
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Former Coalition government ministers have racked up another $1m in taxpayer-funded legal expenses for robodebt in the last year, with the list topped by $460,000 for Scott Morrison.
The figures are contained in a statement tabled in parliament by the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, revealing a total of $4.2m of legal expenses in 2023-24, including $166,724 for Linda Reynolds.
$461,445 for Morrison, the former social services minister, treasurer and prime minister.
$217,646 for Christian Porter, the former social services minister and attorney general.
$170,690 for Stuart Robert, the former human services and government services minister.
$151,436 for Alan Tudge, the former human services minister.
$27,435 for Michael Keenan, the former human services minister.
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