Labor to push for inquiry into 'shocking' Western Sydney airport land deal

Revelations federal government paid company 10 times too much for land needs parliamentary scrutiny, opposition urges

Labor will push for a parliamentary inquiry into revelations the government paid $26.7m above the fair value for a parcel of land at the Western Sydney airport owned by a Liberal donor that will not be used until after 2050.

Two members of the federal joint committee of public accounts and audit - Labor's deputy chair, Julian Hill, and senator Rex Patrick - told Guardian Australia the $30m purchase from the Leppington Pastoral Company should be investigated.