OPINION: The NSW ex-deputy premier’s stated qualifications for a lucrative trade job focused on his window business and creating the job he was applying for.
The $500,000-a-year
Barilaro’s successful six-page application was disclosed by a parliamentary committee on Monday. It exaggerates, waffles and engages in self flattery, which might be unremarkable if it wasn’t written by a man who once held senior office. “My vast business and government experience, and intricate understanding of new State and Federal trade policy and opportunities, places me in a rare position, to deliver beyond expectation in such a role.”
“Where I believe I’m uniquely placed above all other candidates is that as the NSW Trade and Industry Minister, it was my bold vision to grow NSW’s international footprint, expand markets and grow inbound investment, by delivering Global NSW, a government-wide initiative to support the state’s outstanding industry, innovation, trade, investment and industry area development,” he wrote.
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