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Lawsuit against John Barilaro over trade role dropped

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro will no longer be pursued in court over his controversial posting to a plum New York-based trade role.

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‘Jobs for the boys’: damning report slams Perrottet government over John Barilaro’s NYC trade position

A report into the hiring process of the former NSW deputy premier points to a ‘pattern of ministerial interference and a lack of transparency’.

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Ex-minister misled public: Barilaro trade job report

Former NSW trade minister Stuart Ayres was not at arm's length in the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

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Berejiklian talks in China over Barangaroo

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian met a major Barangaroo stakeholder in China as she travelled with a delegation through the country.

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Stephen Cartwright denies NSW trade role a case of ‘jobs for mates’ despite discussion with Barilaro

Agent general to the UK tells inquiry of ‘open and frank’ discussion about salary and the London role with the then deputy premier

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Scapegoat or yes woman? Three ways to look at the Amy Brown sacking saga

Plenty of men were involved in the debacle of offering John Barilaro the New York trade commissioner’s role. Only the women lost their jobs.

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Perrottet backs public servant's sacking

Premier Dominic Perrottet has endorsed the decision to sack the senior NSW public servant responsible for John Barilaro landing a lucrative US trade job.

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Public servant Amy Brown sacked over hiring process that led to John Barilaro’s New York trade role

Former head of Investment NSW set to receive 12 months’ salary after being terminated from high-profile job

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Staffer at centre of Barilaro-gate sacked

Taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars owing to a senior bureaucrat sacked for her role in the jobs scandal involving John Barilaro.

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Former investment NSW boss Amy Brown sacked in wake of John Barilaro job saga

The NSW government sacks Amy Brown after months of scrutiny into the decision to hire the former deputy premier for a lucrative trade job.

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NSW to re-examine trade boss's UK expenses

A review into the expenses of the New South Wales UK agent-general in London that cleared the controversial appointee was conducted by his direct manager.

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NSW bureaucrat's future in the spotlight

A parliamentary hearing is discussing the future of a NSW bureaucrat over her part in the appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative US trade role.

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Brown job up to NSW public sector: Premier

The NSW public servant who helped secure John Barilaro a US trade job is on leave after a damning internal review into the controversial appointment.

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Amy Brown no longer chief executive of Investment NSW after John Barilaro saga

Department confirms bureaucrat at the centre of John Barilaro's controversial New York job is no longer the chief executive role of Investment NSW.

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Investment NSW boss on leave

A senior NSW government bureaucrat who helped ex-deputy premier John Barilaro secure a cushy trade gig has reportedly quit one of her roles and is now on leave.

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Investment NSW chief Amy Brown to leave agency that appointed John Barilaro to a New York trade role

Brown says she is leaving to focus on her work as secretary of NSW trade department to ‘best serve the needs of our state’

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NSW business chamber head appointed to UK trade role thanked John Barilaro for his ‘accessibility’

Exclusive: Letter from Stephen Cartwright, who approved ads attacking Labor before NSW election, thanked former deputy premier for ‘constant support’

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John Barilaro suggested London trade commissioner apply for the job

Recruiter tells parliamentary inquiry she received an email in which Stephen Cartwright claimed his expenses would be ‘taken care of’

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Inquiry into John Barilaro US trade job hears from recruiter and selection panelist, as it happened

Warwick Smith tells an inquiry he was "surprised" to get an email in June this year saying John Barilaro was the successful candidate for a US trade job Mr Smith was on the panel for. Look back at how it unfolded.

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NSW public servant predicted ‘scrutiny’ of London trade role appointment, documents reveal

Exclusive: Investment NSW official asked if all documents relating to Stephen Cartwright could be easily found by a future review

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Five issued raised from review into John Barilaro's US trade job

The Americas trade role is one of NSW's most influential public sector appointments but selecting the right person for the job has been "flawed" and "problematic", according to a review. Here are some of the key findings from the report.

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London agent-general's brief 'massaged' before appointment, emails to NSW parliament reveal

Emails sent before the recruitment of the state's agent-general to the UK, Stephen Cartwright, are "disturbing", says the Opposition, and raise serious questions about the appointment process for the role.

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John Barilaro pulls out of parliamentary inquiry into US trade job

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has pulled out of today’s NSW parliamentary inquiry, which has been examining his appointment to a key trade role in New York.

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Sydney news: Report to shed light on bullying and harassment in state parliament

MORNING BRIEFING: Former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick's independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct at state parliament will be released today.

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The looming questions for John Barilaro ahead of his reappearance before a NSW inquiry

Former deputy premier is set to reappear on Friday before an inquiry into his appointment to trade role

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