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Liberal minister signed off on alternative candidate to NY trade job later given to John Barilaro, documents reveal

Document shows Stuart Ayres signed briefing confirming appointment of Jenny West to New York trade commissioner role

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Brown’s use of glitter … Home Affairs hook-ups … Larry the cat keeps a secret

Amy Brown gives a masterclass in how to screw over a job candidate, Home Affairs has an interesting sense of the times, and more in Tips and Murmurs.

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John Barilaro’s decision may stem some bleeding, but questions remain about the New York appointment

Even accepting the government’s argument that the process was above board, it doesn’t pass the pub test

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Premier 'squibbed it' on Barilaro: Labor

Labor has criticised the NSW premier for failing to sack John Barilaro from his New York appointment, calling it a lost opportunity to show leadership.

AAP

John Barilaro steps away from controversial New York trade job

Former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has stepped aside from his new trade role based in New York after intense scrutiny over the appointment.

Newcastle Herald

John Barilaro withdraws from New York trade role due to ‘media attention’

After weeks of controversy, former NSW deputy premier stands down from $500,000 role that he created while in office

The Guardian - AU

‘Do the honourable thing’: NSW minister tells John Barilaro to withdraw from New York job

Barilaro texted his replacement as trade minister to ask about ‘the status’ of $500,000-a-year trade role before it was advertised

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Barilaro steps away from NYC trade job

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has stepped aside from his trade job in New York after two weeks of intense scrutiny.

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An Inquiry’s Heard Someone Else Was Originally Given A ‘Verbal Offer’ Of John Barilaro’s NY Job

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Barilaro changed rules before taking $500,000 job

The chosen candidate for a plum overseas trade role was dumped after changes requested by then NSW deputy premier John Barilaro, who later took the job.

Newcastle Herald

Candidate for John Barilaro’s NY role had offer retracted after ‘government decision’, inquiry told

Head of Investment NSW, Amy Brown, told to ‘unwind’ process after an instruction from the office of the then deputy premier John Barilaro

The Guardian - AU

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet discussed New York trade role with John Barilaro at a social function

Dominic Perrottet reveals that the former deputy premier John Barilaro told him informally that he wanted the plum US posting, an appointment which has since sparked a parliamentary inquiry.

ABC News

Perrottet won't intervene to stop US job

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he won't intervene to stop John Barilaro becoming the US trade commissioner but says an independent inquiry is appropriate.

AAP

John Barilaro approached former NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay about trade role in India

Exclusive: The NSW government has insisted the public service, not ministers, were responsible for the appointments

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Deputy premier questioned Barilaro hiring

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole has conceded he had questions when he was told John Barilaro had landed a cushy taxpayer-funded role in New York City.

ABC News

NSW Premier's office appoints 'independent expert' to conduct John Barilaro US trade job inquiry

A former NSW Public Commissioner will "commence immediately" the Premier's inquiry into the controversial appointment of John Barilaro as a trade commissioner to the US based in New York.

The Guardian - AU

John Barilaro’s bite of the Big Apple: the plum New York posting that set off a firestorm

Revealed: Public servants discussed getting premier’s approval for trade commissioner roles as recently as November

ABC News

CEO of Investment NSW to front hearing into John Barilaro's US trade job

A parliamentary inquiry will investigate the appointment and recruitment process behind John Barilaro's US trade job. It will hold a two-hour public hearing next week, with only one witness.

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AAP

Barilaro appointment facing dual probes

Inquiries into the appointment of the former NSW deputy premier to a high-paying role he created will investigate how he got the gig.

ABC News

Changing rules for recruitment of new trade commissioners discussed days before John Barilaro quit politics

In the days before John Barilaro announced his plans to leave politics, emails show bureaucrats discussing changing the rules for the recruitment of new trade commissioners, then deciding the plum US role would be handled "as an internal matter".

The Guardian - AU

Recruiter told to halt search for New York trade role a day before John Barilaro’s resignation

Email from head of Investment NSW said New York position would now be handled as an ‘internal matter’

AAP

Govt's review of Barilaro job 'a farce'

The opposition leader says the government's own review of the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a taxpayer-funded role is not good enough.

ABC News

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet orders investigation into John Barilaro's New York trade role

Dominic Perrottet says he will make the investigation public once complete, after the former deputy premier's appointment to the $500,000 position came under scrutiny.

The Guardian - AU

‘Final decision-maker’ who picked John Barilaro for trade job directly reported to him as public servant

Amy Brown, chief executive of Investment NSW, responsible for hiring former premier over businesswoman Jenny West

The Guardian - AU

Public servant who reported to John Barilaro was on interview panel for lucrative New York trade job

Exclusive: Investment NSW chief executive did not have ‘conflict of interest’, agency says after former deputy premier’s appointment to $500,000-a-year role

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