Angus Taylor grasslands saga: Centre Alliance's Rex Patrick backs inquiry

Senator says it became 'an area of concern' after reading reports by the Guardian of FOI documents into the matter

Senator Rex Patrick has announced Centre Alliance will support an inquiry into controversial meetings between Angus Taylor and the environment department over endangered grasslands.

The reversal ups pressure on the energy minister after a week of Labor and the Greens targeting Taylor in parliament over whether he stood to personally benefit from lobbying to water down environmental protections for the grasslands.