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NSW minister denies wrongdoing

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NSW minister for disability and ageing, John Ajaka, has denied any wrongdoing after accusations he failed to declare a first-class upgrade on an overseas trip.

Labor's Michael Daley has called on the premier to sack Mr Ajaka after he reportedly spent $26,000 of taxpayers' money on a week-long trip to India and Dubai last October.

Mr Ajaka failed to declare he received an upgrade to first-class from Emirates airlines during the trip, which included a seat at the Australia-Pakistan cricket Test match in Dubai, Network Seven reported on Wednesday.

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Mr Daley accused the minister of being carefree with taxpayers' money, saying he flouted the rules stating that gifts of more than $250 need to be declared.

"The minister has had three months to declare the upgrade and he only did so yesterday afternoon after he was caught out by a television network," Mr Daley told ABC radio on Thursday.

But Mr Ajaka says he has done nothing wrong.

"The minister has acted in accordance with the rules governing disclosures," a spokeswoman told AAP on Thursday.

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