“The conversation he has recalled is fictitious, false, and only serves as a reminder as to why we had to part ways,' John Barilaro said.
John Barilaro's former chief-of-staff says his old boss told him three years ago he wanted a lucrative NSW government trade job in New York.Mr Connell recounted a conversation with his boss in April 2019, following a meeting Mr Barilaro had with then-treasurer Dominic Perrottet and investment minister Stuart Ayres.
In a widely reported statement, Mr Barilaro said: “The conversation he has recalled is fictitious, false and only serves as a reminder as to why we had to part ways. “The continued drip feed of select information from the inquiry into the public domain goes against all procedural fairness.”
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