The Herald's View: The fiasco over the appointment of John Barilaro to a $500,000-a-year New York trade job has preoccupied NSW politics for long enough
, the minister most involved in this mess, should do the right thing and resign from cabinet and his position as deputy NSW Liberal Party leader.
Ayres claims to have been at “arm’s length” from the process of recruiting for the US role but on Monday it was revealed he sent Barilaro a copy of an advertisement for the job when it was published inlast December. The minister had previously only said Barilaro contacted him via text message to ask about the role.
Emails released under parliamentary order last week revealed Ayres also recommended a shortlist of candidates to his department secretary and asked for a name – not Barilaro – to be added to the list. This is hardly acting at “arm’s length”.In a social media post over the weekend Ayres argued “politics” was somehow to blame for his predicament, including Labor’s ambition to win his seat of Penrith. This is delusional.
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