Dominic Perrottet’s adviser to be quizzed about controversial trade appointment

Dominic Perrottet. The NSW premier’s chief adviser, Bran Black, will appear before an inquiry into the government’s senior trade jobs. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s chief of staff will be questioned about what role he played in the appointment of the former NSW business chamber president, Stephen Cartwright, to a lucrative UK trade job.

Bran Black, Perrottet’s chief adviser, will appear before the long-running inquiry into the government’s controversial senior trade jobs, which was launched after former deputy premier John Barilaro’s appointment to the New York position in June.