The independent inquiry launched by the New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, to probe the appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative New York trade job doesn’t have the power to examine the actions of government ministers, new documents show.
The latest documents released to the parliament on Wednesday also reveal that the head of Investment NSW, Amy Brown, responded to news an upper house inquiry had been launched into Barilaro’s appointment in June by writing: “this isn’t great”.
