An Inquiry’s Heard Someone Else Was Originally Given A ‘Verbal Offer’ Of John Barilaro’s NY Job

An inquiry into former Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s appointment to a $500,000 a year trade and investment commissioner role in New York has heard some spicy info in its first day. The inquiry heard from Amy Brown

Jenny WestWe conducted a recruitment process including panel interviews, there was a first-ranked candidate,” Brown said after a question from Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann, per the ABC. he was verbally offered the role and then I was given a direction by government to cease the recruitment due to a change in government policy to convert the roles into statutory officers appointed by a minister.”Sydney Morning Herald,Barilaro resigned from the Deputy Premiership in early OctoberStuart AyresDaniel Mookhey

“To me the fact we couldn’t appoint anyone for some period of time and the fact she was very unhappy with the arrangements and government, the whole situation felt quite irreconcilable,” Brown said.

“The relationship declined quite quickly once she was informed that she may not be going to New York so by the end of the first process I’d formed the view there was no suitable candidate.”

The Guardian

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