Coalition must ‘urgently explain’ more than $30m it paid for western Sydney airport offsets, federal Labor says

NSW opposition calls for wider inquiry into state's environment offsets scheme in wake of Guardian Australia revelations

Federal Labor is demanding the Morrison government urgently explain" more than $30m in offsets it bought for the western Sydney airport, joining the Greens in calling for an investigation.

And the New South Wales opposition wants a wider inquiry into the management of the state's environmental offsets scheme and tens of millions of dollars in offset credits purchased from properties linked to consultants whose company advised the government on development in western Sydney.