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Dream job became career curse as Barilaro pushed for new hiring process, inquiry told

Executive Jenny West was congratulated on the promotion of a lifetime, only to see the job as career ruin after it became a “present” for someone else.

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Five key moments from Jenny West's evidence about John Barilaro's New York trade job

Jenny West's evidence sheds more light on the appointment of former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro to the position of senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas. Here are five key moments from today's parliamentary inquiry hearing.

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‘A present for someone’: Jenny West gives explosive testimony at inquiry into John Barilaro’s NY trade job

Former senior public servant says she had been sent a brief signed by Gladys Berejiklian confirming her in the New York role

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Candidate Jenny West tells inquiry she was told US trade job was a 'present', before John Barilaro hired

The executive who missed out on NSW's plum New York trade role tells a parliamentary inquiry it was made clear the job 'would be a present for someone', before former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro was hired.

ABC News

Sydney news: Top candidate Jenny West to front NSW inquiry into how John Barilaro landed plum job

MORNING BRIEFING: Former bureaucrat Jenny West, who had her offer to be trade commissioner in New York rescinded, will today face questions from a parliamentary inquiry probing how John Barilaro ended up with the plum job.

ABC News

Jilted candidate told her job 'a present'

A NSW public servant was told she no longer had a trade job in New York that would "be a present for someone", before it was given to John Barilaro.

AAP

Second female candidate was shortlisted for plum US job before it went to John Barilaro

Papers reveal another highly credentialed female candidate was shortlisted for a plum US trade commissioner role which was eventually given to former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro.

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Second woman shortlisted for Barilaro job

The US-based trade job that was controversially given to former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro could have gone to multiple qualified women, documents reveal.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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 Bailed From His $500K U.S. Job Before He Could Even Take A Shit On Company Time

Former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro quit his high-paying U.S. trade commissioner job, conceding it was "untenable" for him to keep it.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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

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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.

ABC News

Sydney news: Teachers set to strike in city today against 'insulting' 3 per cent pay rise

MORNING BRIEFING: For the first time, thousands of teachers from public and Catholic schools across New South Wales are refusing to work in protest over pay and staff shortages.

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

My fave TV show Keeping Up With The NSW Government is back!

Newcastle Herald

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.

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The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

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.

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

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Out, Dan’s lot?

Good morning, early birds. Four senior Victorian frontbenchers will reportedly quit their posts ahead of the state election, and Anthony Albanese is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron next week to help repair Australia’s relationship with France. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy

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’

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