NSW premier denies promising David Elliott a job outside politics

Dominic Perrottet said he did discuss other potential roles with the NSW transport minister, but there was nothing guaranteed

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The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, has told a Sydney radio station he and David Elliott talked about potential jobs the transport minister could do after retiring from politics, but denies any promises were made.

It is the first time the under-pressure premier has directly responded to weekend reports he offered to create an overseas trade job for Elliott or make him the agent-general in London.