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Barilaro given reference by former premier

John Barilaro has revealed the third reference on his job application for a lucrative US trade role came from former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell.

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Public service boss wouldn’t have signed off on John Barilaro NY trade job ‘if I had known’, inquiry hears

Kathrina Lo tells inquiry she had not been aware of Stuart Ayres’ input into recruitment process

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'Unconscious bias' in Barilaro recruitment

A member of the selection panel for a New York trade role that went to John Barilaro says the recruitment firm involved may have been biased against him.

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Senior NSW public servant set to face questions over recruitment for London trade job

Investment NSW’s Kylie Bell among those to appear before parliamentary inquiry on Friday

The Guardian - AU

London trade rep said he would ‘go to’ Dominic Perrottet over contract negotiations, NSW inquiry hears

Inquiry also hears Amy Brown reveal Stuart Ayres’ praise for John Barilaro before New York appointment

The Guardian - AU

John Barilaro's New York job put on 'separate path' to others, inquiry hears

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown has been grilled for a second time at a parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of Mr Barilaro as the state's senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas.

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Stuart Ayres resigns as NSW minister after questions raised by John Barilaro trade role review

Ayres denies any wrongdoing but says he will stand down as deputy NSW Liberal leader to allow matters to be investigated

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Sydney news: Saudi sisters' Canterbury apartment for rent, with prospective tenants told of deaths

MORNING BRIEFING: The Sydney apartment where two Saudi sisters were mysteriously found dead in their beds has gone back on the rental market, with a disclaimer from the real estate agent.

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CEO 'nervous' appointing Barilaro to role

The Investment NSW chief says former trade minister Stuart Ayres "was not at arm's length" from the decision to appoint John Barilaro to a New York trade job.

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Public servant who recruited for NY role taken by John Barilaro to appear at inquiry for second time

Amy Brown, the chief executive of Investment NSW, is expected to be asked if she felt pressured to deliver certain outcomes in the recruitment process

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Ayres admits one regret on Barilaro job

NSW Labor says it's clear John Barilaro was given preferential treatment when applying for a US trade job as "every hurdle ... was mysteriously removed".

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Selection panel documents show John Barilaro was ranked second for NY trade role

Businesswoman Kimberly Cole had earlier been recommended for the posting after scoring top marks

The Guardian - AU

John Barilaro was ranked second by New York trade role selection panel, new documents reveal

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown intervened to alter an initial report on best candidates for the job, trade minister says

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Perrottet backs Ayres over Barilaro job

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is standing by his deputy Stuart Ayres in the face of mounting criticism over his role in John Barilaro landing a US trade job.

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A ‘female focus’ and short shortlists: the long road taken to fill NSW’s New York trade role

A series of revelations has raised new questions about how former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro ended up appointed to the trade commissioner job

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NSW Premier says political dramas 'frustrating' but backs under fire ministers

Dominic Perrottet once again backs under-fire minister Stuart Ayres over the John Barilaro US job scandal, admitting events back home have overshadowed his trade tour of Asia.

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Barilaro saga 'frustrating': Perrottet

Pressure is mounting on the NSW government over how John Barilaro landed a plum US trade job, with Labor ramping up criticism of the hiring process.

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Email shows Stuart Ayres added name to shortlist for New York trade role given to John Barilaro

New South Wales opposition says an email suggests the Trade Minister "walked" former deputy premier John Barilaro into the high-paid role.

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Emails reveal Stuart Ayres involved in recruiting for New York trade role awarded to John Barilaro

Documents obtained through parliamentary order show NSW deputy Liberal leader helped produce shortlist of candidates

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Barilaro to appear at NY trade job inquiry

John Barilaro will appear at an inquiry probing his appointment to a New York trade job, as the NSW investment minister rejects claims he misled the parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Date set for John Barilaro to appear at inquiry into New York trade job

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown to be recalled while Labor presses Liberal deputy Stuart Ayres to appear

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NSW Police investigating scuffle between John Barilaro and cameraman in Manly on Saturday

Police are investigating a public scuffle between former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro and a cameraman outside a Manly bar on Saturday night.

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Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro's staffer sought advice on New York trade role, inquiry told

A former staff member of John Barilaro tells an inquiry into the former NSW deputy premier's appointment as a trade commissioner to the US that he has never worked with someone so "keen and ambitious".

The Guardian - AU

Senior public servant sought legal advice about NY position before John Barilaro was appointed, inquiry told

Chris Carr disputes parts of evidence of Jenny West, who says she was offered the role, NSW parliamentary inquiry hears

AAP

NSW govt lawyer disputes job offer claim

Evidence given by a former public servant who said she was offered a job that eventually went to John Barilaro was "not correct", the official says.

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