NSW premier learned of John Barilaro’s interest in New York trade job in a ‘social setting’
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#60TZ4)
Dominic Perrottet insists he had nothing to do with hiring process and no recollection' of being asked for approval
John Barilaro told the New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, in a social setting" that he intended to apply for a plum $500,000 trade job in New York, some time after the former deputy premier quit parliament last year.
On Tuesday the premier confirmed for the first time that he was aware Barilaro had intended to apply for the job, which has become the centre of a political storm amid questions about the recruitment process.
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