Blood in the water
The opposition has found itself on the political front foot for the first time since the election, as revelations continue to emerge about Anika Wells' use of entitlements.
Scandals involving politicians abusing travel entitlements tend to follow a familiar script.
An allegation is made. The accused politician denies any wrongdoing, insisting their travel was “within entitlements”. More allegations emerge, followed by more denials.
Quite often, the issue reaches critical mass and begins to dominate public discourse, evolving from an annoying political irritant to a running political sore.
The furore surrounding Communications and Sport Minister Anika Wells is starting to look like one of those sores.
It has emerged that during her time as a minister, Wells used thousands of dollars in public money to pay for her husband to accompany her to two Boxing Day cricket tests and three AFL grand finals.
