‘Flawed’ process led to John Barilaro’s appointment to NY trade role, report finds

The report by Graeme Head has raised issues with the first and second recruitment processes for the New York trade job to which John Barilaro was appointed. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The hiring process that led to former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro being appointed to a plum New York trade job was not done “fully in keeping” with the code of ethics governing public servants in the state, a long-awaited report has found.

Released Tuesday, the report by Graeme Head, a former NSW public service commissioner, also found the process behind Barilaro’s appointment to the trade role was not conducted at arm’s length from government.