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A series of revelations has raised new questions about how former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro ended up appointed to the trade commissioner job

Former deputy premier John Barilaro is asked to appear before parliamentary inquiry investigating his controversial appointment to a plum trade role.

Joseph Brayford tells inquiry former NSW deputy premier wanted to turn trade roles into ministerial appointments ‘ASAP’

MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

A new report shows NSW's injured workers compensation scheme is plagued by soaring operating costs, hard-to-live-off claims and lower return-to-work rates.

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says John Barilaro's decision to withdraw from the role as the state's trade commissioner to the US is the "right call".

The state's shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the Lower Hunter could undergo a renaissance as a rail manufacturing hub with the right government support.

Newcastle residents could pay up to $5,532.54 in land tax annually if a government plan to introduce the controversial alternative to stamp duty becomes a reality, Labor figures show.

A key reform in the NSW budget will allow first homebuyers to avoid paying stamp duty upfront if they choose to pay an annual tax instead.