Former minister faces tough questioning over his role in the fiasco; Dominic Perrottet trails Labor challenger Chris Minns in the polls as they go head to head. Follow live
Good morning and thanks for joining us for our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be bringing you a few overnight headlines and breaking stories before my colleague Natasha May starts up.
The competition watchdog plans to crack down on companies’ environmental claims after an initial sweep found more than half made misleading statements – dubbed “greenwashing”. A survey of 247 businesses or brands across eight sectors by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission last October that found 57% had promoted “concerning claims about their environmental credentials”.
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