John Barilaro

The former NSW deputy premier was due to be questioned on Friday by the parliamentary committee examining how he was appointed to a US trade job.

The committee has expanded the terms of reference for its inquiry and is now investigating the appointment of all the state's trade commissioners. Committee chair Cate Faehrmann said on Thursday that Mr Barilaro had been asked to give further evidence as there remained questions to be answered about the transparency of the appointment process for his and other trade commissioner roles. The former NSW deputy premier was due to front the inquiry on Friday to face further questions over his controversial appointment to.

John Barilaro has pulled out of a planned five-hour question session at a parliamentary probe into his appointment as New York trade envoy.

“I received a call from the Minister’s Office shortly after a draft order was issued … shortly after that call, a message was sent to me by John Barilaro who I was advised had recently joined the Coronation Board,” Mr Chandler wrote. And how do you think you would manage with that?” “I was told by my media adviser that she was applying for a job in the trade investment space and asked if I would be a referee and I chose to reach out and find out about that job,” Mr Barilaro told the inquiry earlier this week.

David Lambourne says he is currently being held in immigration detention in a motel on the main island of Kiribati, and is not permitted to leave.

It’s a terribly sad situation for all of the people of Kiribati. The grief, the pain and the loss is overwhelming. States independently of the commonwealth work with teachers who are keen to work here. Great ideas came out of that conversation right across the board. Practical experience right off the bat, when you first become a teacher, as well as paid internships in final year. One of the things we’ve got to do is prioritise visas for teachers from overseas who want to come and work here. It’s a terribly sad situation for all of the people of Kiribati. We can steal each other’s ideas, share each other’s information and come out with real solutions”. A reset to make the profession more attractive quickly. And there may be some lessons for us there, where we can get better practical outcomes. And that teacher shortage will continue to grow into the future, certainly over the next number of years. We can’t let them off the hook, or those who have similarly presided over the crisis.

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro won't be appearing at the parliamentary inquiry into his appointmen...

He was meant to reappear before the parliamentary committee to face questions about two ongoing sagas: the appointment process for his trade posting and the latest scandal involving a sacked minister, a property developer and a bombshell resignation letter. When Barilaro fronted a hearing earlier this week, he called the trade job furore a "personal hell" and insisted he had not done any wrongdoing over his application for the role. "Mr John Barilaro has informed the committee that due to mental health reasons he is unable to attend today's hearing," the legislative council announced in a statement.

The former NSW deputy premier cancelled his second appearance at the parliamentary inquiry into his appointment to a trade commissioner's role in New York, ...

John Barilaro has pulled out of a second appearance at an inquiry investigating his appointment to a plum trade role in New York City due to illness John Barilaro has pulled out of a second appearance at an inquiry investigating his appointment to a plum trade role in New York City due to illness. The former NSW deputy premier was due to front the inquiry on Friday to face further questions over his controversial appointment to the overseas trade job.