Nationals senator Steve Martin defends $531,000 spent on office refurbishment

Tasmanian MP moves to new electorate office in Devonport after quitting Jacqui Lambie Network

The Nationals senator Steve Martin spent at least $531,000 to refurbish his new electorate office and more than $50,000 in temporary office costs after he quit the Jacqui Lambie Network and relocated.

But Martin has reportedly defended the cost on the basis he can better represent north-west Tasmania from his new base in Devonport and that the federal government money was spent with local businesses.

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