Dominic Perrottet says he’ll face questions on John Barilaro’s appointment to NY trade job next month

NSW premier says he told upper house inquiry he was waiting for information from a seperate independent review

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The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, said he is standing firm on not appearing before an upper house inquiry into the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a $500,000-a-year New York trade posting.

Perrottet, who is in Japan as part of a 10-day trade mission to Asia, said he was waiting for recommendations from an independent review he had set up to look into the now-abandoned appointment before facing questioning at the budget estimates in a month.

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