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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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The heat is on

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NSW agent general to UK approved ad attacking Labor tax policy before 2019 election

Exclusive: In former role leading NSW Business Chamber, Stephen Cartwright approved campaign targeting a business policy in three key seats

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‘This isn’t great’: texts reveal Amy Brown’s reaction to launching of John Barilaro inquiry

New documents also show independent review commissioned by NSW premier doesn’t have power to probe actions of ministers

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This isn't great: Barilaro texts tabled

Explosive texts reveal public servants' reactions as news of John Barilaro's appointment to a plum US trade role filtered through to the government.

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The Barilaro affair must go to ICAC. A timeline of the facts makes that clear

The stench overpowering the NSW government will not go away until the NSW integrity body throws open the windows and clears the air.

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Serious question: can we trust politicians to make any decisions properly?

Are appointments to office too important to be left to politicians, or should democratically elected people hold sway? The Barilaro scandal illuminates that tension.

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Barilaro hiring 'completely untransparent'

Determining the circumstances that led to John Barilaro landing a cushy New York trade role has become "ridiculous", according to the NSW opposition leader.

AAP

John Barilaro warned to prepare for inquiry grilling over girlfriend's job at Investment NSW

An upper house inquiry into John Barilaro's appointment to a plum trade job will later this week put the former deputy premier's relationship under the microscope, and his now girlfriend's role at Investment NSW.

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‘Shitshow’ over John Barilaro’s NYC appointment keeps sucking the NSW government in

Analysis: Former deputy premier’s appearance at inquiry was always going to generate plenty of headlines

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Two former NSW MPs interviewed at last minute for senior trade roles, internal emails reveal

Leaked emails show former NSW ministers Pru Goward and Jodi McKay were given last-minute interviews for senior trade roles, despite there already being preferred candidates.

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Barilaro given reference by former premier

John Barilaro has revealed the third reference on his job application for a lucrative US trade role came from former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell.

AAP

Public service boss wouldn’t have signed off on John Barilaro NY trade job ‘if I had known’, inquiry hears

Kathrina Lo tells inquiry she had not been aware of Stuart Ayres’ input into recruitment process

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'Unconscious bias' in Barilaro recruitment

A member of the selection panel for a New York trade role that went to John Barilaro says the recruitment firm involved may have been biased against him.

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Senior NSW public servant set to face questions over recruitment for London trade job

Investment NSW’s Kylie Bell among those to appear before parliamentary inquiry on Friday

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Why do politicians think they can get away with whatever they want?

Why did the Perrottet government think they could get away with appointing John Barilaro? They’d fallen into a trap common to long-term incumbents.

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London trade rep said he would ‘go to’ Dominic Perrottet over contract negotiations, NSW inquiry hears

Inquiry also hears Amy Brown reveal Stuart Ayres’ praise for John Barilaro before New York appointment

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Confirmed: Ayres’ fingerprints were all over the Barilaro appointment, Brown’s testimony shows

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown’s testimony to the inquiry into John Barilaro reveals how close the now-resigned minister was to the New York trade role appointment.

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John Barilaro's New York job put on 'separate path' to others, inquiry hears

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown has been grilled for a second time at a parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of Mr Barilaro as the state's senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas.

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Stuart Ayres resigns as NSW minister after questions raised by John Barilaro trade role review

Ayres denies any wrongdoing but says he will stand down as deputy NSW Liberal leader to allow matters to be investigated

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Stuart Ayres resigns after Perrottet admits ‘engagement’ concerns with Barilaro recruitment

The trade minister’s premier has decided questions had been raised about his role in the appointment of John Barilaro to a NY trade post.

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Sydney news: Saudi sisters' Canterbury apartment for rent, with prospective tenants told of deaths

MORNING BRIEFING: The Sydney apartment where two Saudi sisters were mysteriously found dead in their beds has gone back on the rental market, with a disclaimer from the real estate agent.

AAP

CEO 'nervous' appointing Barilaro to role

The Investment NSW chief says former trade minister Stuart Ayres "was not at arm's length" from the decision to appoint John Barilaro to a New York trade job.

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Public servant who recruited for NY role taken by John Barilaro to appear at inquiry for second time

Amy Brown, the chief executive of Investment NSW, is expected to be asked if she felt pressured to deliver certain outcomes in the recruitment process

AAP

Ayres admits one regret on Barilaro job

NSW Labor says it's clear John Barilaro was given preferential treatment when applying for a US trade job as "every hurdle ... was mysteriously removed".

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