‘I’m off to New York’: John Barilaro’s former chief of staff gives explosive submission to inquiry

Mark Connell tells inquiry in letter that former NSW deputy premier had spoken about wanting NY trade role in 2019 when I get the fuck out of this place'

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John Barilaro's former chief of staff claims the then-deputy New South Wales premier had stated as early as 2019 that he wanted a New York trade job for when I get the fuck out of this place".

In a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into Barilaro's now-abandoned appointment to the plum New York posting last month, Mark Connell recounted a conversation he claims to have had with his then-boss in April 2019.