Coalition demands Anthony Albanese stand down Anika Wells after FOI records fail to substantiate meetings she cited to justify taxpayer-funded trip
Calls have come for Anika Wells to repay the cost of her flight home and be stood down after records from Don Farrell’s office failed to substantiate a meeting she said took place.

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Sarah Henderson has demanded Anthony Albanese stand down Communications Minister Anika Wells after freedom of information records failed to substantiate meetings she cited to justify a taxpayer-funded trip to Adelaide for a friend’s 40th birthday.
Ms Wells spent about $3,700 travelling to Adelaide between June 6 and June 8 last year, defending the trip on the basis that she had official engagements alongside attending the birthday party.
#But records obtained by the opposition showed Don Farrell’s office could not locate text messages, emails, diary entries or other documents confirming a meeting with his chief of staff.