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Kathleen Calderwood

NSW Treasurer was 'surprised' John Barilaro got US trade job but was assured right process was followed

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean, right, has welcomed John Barilaro's withdrawal from the US trade commissioner job. (AAP: Joel Carrett, Dan Himbrechts)

The NSW Treasurer says he was surprised when he first learned John Barilaro had been appointed to a plum trade role to be based in New York.

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