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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 · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 29, 2022

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 · Jun 28, 2022

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.

AAP · Jun 23, 2022

‘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 · Jun 22, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2022

Dominic Perrottet says there were no suitable candidates for trade job before John Barilaro was appointed

Dominic Perrottet again defends the decision to appoint former deputy premier John Barilaro to the New York-based trade job, despite emails showing two earlier candidates met or exceeded all criteria.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

John Barilaro received plum New York trade job after senior public servant had already been offered it

Gladys Berejiklian told Jenny West she had the job in August but that offer was later rescinded and the role readvertised

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022