John Barilaro received plum New York trade job after senior public servant had already been offered it

Gladys Berejiklian told Jenny West she had the job in August but that offer was later rescinded and the role readvertised

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The New South Wales government offered a plum trade commissioner job to a senior public servant with a stellar resume, only to rescind the offer and later appoint the former deputy premier John Barilaro after readvertising the $500,000-a-year role.

Barliaro's New York appointment was not signed off by cabinet, even though it had overseen a series of identical appointments to other cities.

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