Anika Wells feeling heat over parliamentary expenses controversy

Pressure Increases on Wells as Prime Minister Defends His Actions

As Australian teenagers prepare to lose access to their favorite platforms on Wednesday, the prime minister likely assumed he would return from his honeymoon and take a victory lap this week as the government’s social media ban continues to make headlines around the world. Instead he is answering questions about the escalating consequences of one of his ministers’ spending.

Anthony Albanese Approved on ABC’s insider He said yesterday his office had approved last-minute changes to flights to New York for the Secretary of Communications Anika Wells and two staffers, resulting in it costing taxpayers almost $100,000.