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An upper house inquiry into John Barilaro's appointment to a plum trade job will later this week put the former deputy premier's relationship under the ...

"Yes, I'm disappointed. Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown, who returned to the inquiry yesterday for a third time, said she remembered a call from Mr Barilaro in which he said Ms Lugsdin was looking for new opportunities. Mr Barilaro told the inquiry he was not in a relationship with her while he was deputy premier, or in cabinet. He also told the inquiry he recommended his former media advisor, who later became his girlfriend, Jennifer Lugsdin, for a role at Investment NSW last year. - The inquiry heard Mr Barilaro recommended his former media advisor and girlfriend for a role at Investment NSW Former deputy premier John Barilaro has been told to prepare for a grilling about his girlfriend's job at Investment NSW later this week, as the saga into his appointment to a lucrative trade position continues.

John Barilaro has told an inquiry that he is the “victim” in the saga surrounding the $500000 New York trade commissioner position.

I accepted the job. I was offered a job. I then withdrew from this job. We need to know how it’s been spent. “Let me make this clear. Nothing excluded me in doing so.

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro is today speaking at the inquiry into his appointment to a plum NY trade job. Follow live here.

Revelations about John Barilaro's appointment to a plum New York trade job have left NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet...

There's no doubt about that," Mr Perrottet told reporters on Tuesday. Mr Barilaro said the upper house inquiry had failed to produce any evidence of misconduct and only revealed he was the best man for the job. Mr Barilaro said he did not believe anything improper occurred, because Ms Lugsdin was not hired by the NSW government and was employed as a contractor by a recruitment agency. On Monday, Mr Barilaro faced questions over recommending one of his former staffers for a job at Investment NSW, after it was revealed the woman went on to become his girlfriend. Mr Perrottet said the scandal had left him disheartened, and he needed to seek advice on reports Mr Barilaro had met with one of his former ministers in June. The saga has mired the Perrottet government in an escalating "jobs for the boys" controversy since the former deputy premier's appointment was announced in June.

The stench overpowering the NSW government will not go away until the NSW integrity body throws open the windows and clears the air.

The issues in the review go directly to the engagement of Mr Ayres with a department secretary in respect of the recruitment process.” The code is in the ICAC Regulation. It requires ministers to act honestly and in the public interest, not improperly for their or another’s private benefit. Ayres tells Parliament that, at the end of the first round in 2021, “there was no suitable candidate identified”. However, he had signed a briefing in August 2021 confirming West as the “successful candidate”. Ayres forwards the ad to Barilaro, and pushes hard for him in phone calls to Brown. Brown informs the recruitment agency that the process will be a ministerial appointment. September: Investment NSW is instructed to consider “alternative” recruitment processes, i.e. ministerial appointment, after inquiries from Barilaro’s office asking for the process to be changed.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has expressed disappointment at new revelations surrounding the recruitment of John Barilaro to a New York trade role.

Mr Barilaro said the upper house inquiry had failed to produce any evidence of misconduct and only revealed he was the best man for the job. Mr Barilaro said he did not believe anything improper occurred, because Ms Lugsdin was not hired by the NSW government and was employed as a contractor by a recruitment agency. Mr Barilaro said it was not unusual for him to give such a reference, adding he “would go into bat for any of my former staff as they were looking for jobs”. Mr Barilaro was on Monday questioned by the committee about recommending one of his former staffers for a job at Investment NSW, after it was revealed the woman went on to become his girlfriend. The inquiry revealed he gave a professional reference for his former media advisor Jennifer Lugsdin when she applied for the job last year. His remarks come a day after the former NSW deputy premier was grilled by a parliamentary committee about the recruitment process, and about his involvement in securing his girlfriend a job at Investment NSW.

The former NSW deputy premier is now in a relationship with the woman, who was his staffer at the time. Mr Barilaro has confirmed he put in a good word for his ...

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Serious questions remain about how John Barilaro landed a lucrative New York trade job, NSW Labor Leader Chris...

There's no doubt about that," Mr Perrottet told reporters on Tuesday. Mr Barilaro said the upper house inquiry had failed to produce any evidence of misconduct and only revealed he was the best man for the job. Mr Barilaro said he did not believe anything improper occurred, because Ms Lugsdin was not hired by the NSW government and was employed as a contractor by a recruitment agency. On Monday, Mr Barilaro faced questions over recommending one of his former staffers for a job at Investment NSW, after it was revealed the woman went on to become his girlfriend. Mr Perrottet said the scandal had left him disheartened, and he needed to seek advice on reports Mr Barilaro had met with one of his former ministers in June. The saga has mired the Perrottet government in an escalating "jobs for the boys" controversy since the former deputy premier's appointment was announced in June.