Emails reveal Stuart Ayres involved in recruiting for New York trade role awarded to John Barilaro

Exclusive: Documents obtained through parliamentary order show NSW deputy Liberal leader helped produce shortlist of candidates

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Deputy NSW Liberal party leader Stuart Ayres asked Investment NSW chief executive Amy Brown to add a name to the shortlist of candidates for a lucrative New York trade commissioner job that ultimately went to John Barilaro.

Emails obtained through a parliamentary order on Thursday show that in February this year Brown, the public servant ultimately responsible for appointing Barilaro, met with Ayres to discuss candidates for the job.