Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro is expected to appear at the parliamentary probe on Monday to answer questions about his appointment to a lucrative US trade job:
Labor leader in the NSW Legislative Council Penny Sharpe, who sits on the committee running the probe, said she wanted broader scope to look at how all the senior trade and investment commissioners were appointed.The NSW Labor opposition will seek to expand an inquiry into the controversial appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a US trade job to also look at other lucrative overseas-based roles.
Mr Barilaro is expected to appear at the parliamentary probe on Monday to answer questions about the role - one of several high-profile overseas-based NSW trade positions that also include postings in Tokyo and London. "I'll also be pursuing more calls for papers to unveil and provide to the public the reasoning and the involvement of ministers in the government in the appointment of these positions."AAP has contacted the premier's office for comment.
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