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How $116 in travel expenses blew up a public servant’s life

A defamation judgment against Kerry Stokes’ newspaper is a grim tale of expenses and shoddy journalism.

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In a long list, there are few worse workplace chores than logging expenses. Stashing receipts, taking blurry iPhone pics, the Concur interface. Interminable.

A defamation judgment last week in Perth involving a public servant, a dobbing colleague and shoddy journalism at Kerry Stokes’ media group is not just a cautionary tale of the destructive nature of weaponised expenses; it’s nightmare fuel.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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