Covid commission chief distances himself from leaked report on massive gas expansion

Nev Power answers Senate inquiry questions about a ‘perceived conflict’ given his corporate interestsThe former Fortescue Metals chief running Scott Morrison’s Covid-19 coordination commission, Nev Power, has distanced himself from a controversial leaked report recommending Australian taxpayers underwrite a massive expansion of the domestic gas industry.Appearing on Thursday before a Senate committee, Power said the report, revealed by Guardian Australia late last month, should