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Top bureaucrat in Barilaro saga is posted — out of public service

Amy Brown announced her departure overnight. But questions remain about her involvement in the process that saw Barilaro appointed to a New York trade gig.

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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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Cleared of wrongdoing, the political fate of former NSW minister Stuart Ayres remains uncertain

Whether Ayres returns to cabinet or retires to the backbench, Dominic Perrottet faces further headaches

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Stuart Ayres cleared of breaching NSW ministerial code in hiring process for John Barilaro trade role

Review by barrister Bruce McClintock finds former NSW trade minister complied with code of conduct obligations

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NSW’s top public servant considering sacking department head over John Barilaro’s NY trade appointment

Michael Coutts-Trotter tells parliament his ‘preliminary view’ is that Amy Brown hadn’t ‘satisfactorily performed’ during hiring process, based on report findings

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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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Too scared to ask for a pay rise? You need the confidence of a white, male former CEO going for a NSW trade job

Let the state’s agent general in London be your role model on asking for more money without cringing or being mired in feelings of unworthiness

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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.

AAP

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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Sydney news: Labor MP Tania Mihailuk 'completely rejects' bullying claims and is backed by leader Chris Minns

MORNING BRIEFING: A NSW state Labor MP accused of bullying says she "completely rejects the assertions" in claims raised just days after similar allegations were levelled at a colleague.

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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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The Guardian - AU

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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Barilaro made 'outlandish claims': Kean

The NSW treasurer has been grilled over correspondence with John Barilaro about a US trade job that was later handed to the former Nationals leader.

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Excluding ministers from grants: mission impossible?

A new report confirms that politicians can’t be trusted to administer grants. Will separating them from the allocation of money really fix things?

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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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‘Flawed’ process led to John Barilaro’s appointment to NY trade role, report finds

Review by Graeme Head finds hiring process may not have been ‘fully in keeping’ with public servants’ code of ethics

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Mal-adjustment … secret Morrison business … Hurley whirly

A bit of chamber clarification from Malcolm Turnbull, some spin from the Hurleys, and ScoMo’s in the news for, oh, some reason.

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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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Minister backs Barilaro as he skips probe

Former NSW MP John Barilaro has cited mental health reasons as he pulled out of his second appearance at an inquiry into his appointment to a plum trade role.

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