'They are lying': Hunt to report retailers to ACCC over RAT claims

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated January 20 2022 - 4:23pm, first published 3:00pm
Health Minister Greg Hunt says companies who claim home test supplies are being redirected to the national stockpile are lying. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Health Minister Greg Hunt says companies who claim home test supplies are being redirected to the national stockpile are lying. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Retailers telling customers that stocks of rapid test kits are being redirected to the federal government's national stockpile are "lying", according to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, who says he is reporting the companies to Australia's competition watchdog.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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