Businessman and former MP Clive Palmer claimed $1,400 in taxpayer funded airfares at a time when his political career had ended, an expense report has revealed.
Mr Palmer lost the seat of Fairfax at the July 2016 election, but according to an expense report published by the Department of Finance, he claimed return flights from Queensland to Canberra last November, at a cost of $1,383.
The flights match the same two days Mr Palmer was in Canberra for his High Court bid to avoid being questioned by liquidators over the collapse of Queensland Nickel.
Under entitlement rules, retired MPs are allowed to claim five return flights for government purposes within six months of officially leaving office.
The former MP is currently on holidays in Europe with his family.
ABC News has contacted Mr Palmer's media advisor for comment.
Queensland Nickel collapsed last year with $300 million in debt, leaving more than 800 people out of work.
