Exclusive: NSW Labor moves to block Barilaro appointment to New York role
NSW Labor will move to block former deputy premier John Barilaro taking up a plum New York trade posting until a parliamentary inquiry into his appointment is completed.
A 2021 selection panel report for the New York posting, obtained under parliamentary order, reveals the names and interview scores of four candidates who interviewed for the role in July last year. Hendy, who was an assistant minister for productivity and finance in the Turnbull government, is the chief executive for Independent Higher Education Australia.In question time on Tuesday, Premier Dominic Perrottet said Barilaro’s selection for the role was a public service decision.
“It is not a statutory appointment. It is a public service appointment. That decision was made by the public service.”
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