Dominic Perrottet says he acted out of concern that public servants could be exposed to an unsafe workplace
Eleni Petinos has been fired from her role as NSW small business and fair trading minister by the premier, Dominic Perrottet.Eleni Petinos has been fired from her role as NSW small business and fair trading minister by the premier, Dominic Perrottet.Last modified on Mon 1 Aug 2022 06.19 BSTabruptly sack his small businesses and fair trading minister, Eleni PetinosPetinos was last week accused in media reports of running an unsafe office.
“Based on the information I have received I don’t believe the environment in that office was appropriate and that members of the public service did not feel comfortable.” Earlier on Monday, the Labor opposition leader, Chris Minns, called for a full explanation as to why Petinos had been dumped. Petinos on Sunday denied the allegations but said she was sorry if she unintentionally offended anyone or made them uncomfortable.
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