00:03Arriving in the hope of ending a week's long scandal about undisclosed speeding offences.
00:08Hey everyone, I'm out here today to talk about some of the things that come out about me in the
00:14last few weeks.
00:16Only to create another story.
00:18Yeah, so I'm ready to take questions. I've come out for that today.
00:22Manuel Brown's main residence is in Jabiru, but he spends half his time in Palmerston at a house he owns.
00:31Today revealing at times when he's stayed at his Palmerston home, he's claimed a nightly $450 travel allowance,
00:39meant for politicians based outside Greater Darwin when they stay in the NT capital.
00:45We send that in an email and let the, you know, finance know where our, you know, whereabouts are.
00:52Opposition leader Selena Yubo says Manuel Brown's travel allowance claims are within the rules,
00:58but whether they're appropriate is another question.
01:01When asked whether he'd refer his claims for review by the Speaker, he said no.
01:07Ah, no, look, it's not illegal and it's not against the law.
01:11The member for Arifura also confirming his electorate officer drove Brown's taxpayer-funded car for personal use
01:18when Brown's license was suspended last year.
01:22Oh, absolutely, you know, go and go to the airport, that sort of stuff.
01:27More ammunition for Brown's political rivals as the opposition fails to hold the government to account.
01:34Point.
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01:36.
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