Premier Dominic Perrottet has described the 'findings and entire process' of John Barilaro's appointment to a plum US trade job as 'incredibly disappointing'. 9News
Dominic Perrottet
"Whilst we can't go backwards what we can do is ensure the recruitment processes in the future are robust and these mistakes are not made again," he said. In addition to the report's recommendations, Perrottet said the government will introduce its own changes. "That falls in line with the period of time with ministers who leave government who need to seek advice from the ethics advisor in regards to private employment," Perrottet said.
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