Exclusive: The NSW government has insisted the public service, not ministers, were responsible for the appointments
that McKay was being considered for the India job last August, and Barilaro did not deny the report.
Investment NSW has insisted it did not receive “formal” approval from senior ministers before giving Barilaro the New York job, despite documents showing public servants discussed getting signoff from Perrottet. Three days later another public servant responded to ask: “Any action required on our end currently to progress this or will Minister Ayres’ office deal directly with the Premier’s on these approvals?”
The Guardian put questions about the emails to the premier’s office, but received a response from an Investment NSW spokesperson who said there was no “formal” ministerial approval for the positions.
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