Good morning. A newly discovered letter sheds fresh light on the NSW trade jobs story. And the daughter of a close Putin ally, Alexander Dugin, has been killed by a car bomb in Moscow.
The outgoing head of the NSW state business chamber Stephen Cartwright personally thanked John Barilaro for his “accessibility” and asked to be considered for future roles, a letter between the pair reveals. Cartwright was later appointed to a senior trade commissioner job in London, a role that has come under intense scrutiny after an inquiry heard he had applied “late” after the former deputy premier suggested he put his name forward.
