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MPs in one state have spent more than $150,000 in taxpayers' money on overseas trips, including to learn about TikTok in the US and 'electorate business' in the UK.
Victorian Liberal MPs have been responsible for the vast majority of taxpayer funded trips since losing the election in November.
Monique Ryan’s chief of staff has been left “paranoid and betrayed” after a leak from her private social media group.
Senior party figures say it must lead the way in ensuring Victoria’s parliament looks “more like our neighbourhoods rather than Ramsay Street”.
Only one new MP with non-European ancestry has been elected, enlarging the gulf between the proportion of Victorians from non-European backgrounds and the number of politicians who look like them.