By Camilla Theakstone For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:26 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 23:40 GMT, 20 March 2019
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Far-right senator Fraser Anning has topped the list of politicians costing taxpayers the most money in family flight expenses in 2018.
Senator Anning spent more than any other member of parliament, including those in ministerial or shadow ministerial roles, flying his family around the country last year.
According to data from the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, he claimed $34,672 for family travel expenses on 44 trips.
Mr Anning has recently come under intense public scrutiny for blaming Muslim migration for the Christchurch terror attack.
Far-right senator Fraser Anning (pictured with his wife) has topped the list for costing taxpayers the most money in family flight expenses in 2018
Mr Anning refused to comment on a series of questions from the Sydney Morning Herald regarding his use of taxpayer funds, which included $21,483 for 22 flights to places outside Canberra or his home state.
A spokesman for the senator said 'the interstate travel falls within parliamentary entitlement requirements and is for the benefit of his Queensland constituents.'
Despite having no constituents in
