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London rent 'horrified' chief on $600,000

One of the highest-paid public servants in NSW was given rent assistance after moving to the UK and being shocked by London's high rental prices.

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Dominic Perrottet’s adviser to be quizzed about controversial trade appointment

Labor attempting to link saga to NSW premier, who was treasurer at the time of Stephen Cartwright’s appointment to senior trade job

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Barilaro acted improperly, bureaucrat says

Former NSW Treasury secretary Michael Pratt says ex-deputy premier John Barilaro acted inappropriately during salary negotiations for the London agent-general.

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Stephen Cartwright denies NSW trade role a case of ‘jobs for mates’ despite discussion with Barilaro

Agent general to the UK tells inquiry of ‘open and frank’ discussion about salary and the London role with the then deputy premier

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Barilaro job offer not 'jobs for mates'

One of the highest paid public servants in NSW says a job offer from John Barilaro was not expected and his hiring was not a case of "jobs for mates".

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New head for NSW trade after Barilaro saga

The new secretary of NSW's trade and investment department has been named after John Barilaro's appointment to an overseas trade post prompted a sacking.

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No sporting chance offered to First Nations peoples — at Hawthorn and around the country

Indigenous peoples — and all oppressed and abandoned people — have the wholehearted support of Crikey readers who want things to change.

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What’s the world coming to?

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York that the world is ‘gridlocked in a colossal global dysfunction’, and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong plans to meet her Chinese counterpart at the assembly — it would be their second meeting in two…

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Scapegoat or yes woman? Three ways to look at the Amy Brown sacking saga

Plenty of men were involved in the debacle of offering John Barilaro the New York trade commissioner’s role. Only the women lost their jobs.

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Perrottet backs public servant's sacking

Premier Dominic Perrottet has endorsed the decision to sack the senior NSW public servant responsible for John Barilaro landing a lucrative US trade job.

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More pain for Putin

To add insult to Vladimir Putin’s injuries in Ukraine, the world’s biggest economies have put a price cap on Russian oil — It’s reported Australia will follow suit. And we did but see her passing by… The queen has officially been laid to rest in the royal vault at Windsor…

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Former Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown sacked

Amy Brown, the inaugural boss of Investment NSW embroiled in the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, has been sacked. The head of the New South Wales public service said on Monday that Ms Brown would no longer be employed by the government. Ms Brown…

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Top bureaucrat in Barilaro saga is posted — out of public service

Amy Brown announced her departure overnight. But questions remain about her involvement in the process that saw Barilaro appointed to a New York trade gig.

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Public servant Amy Brown sacked over hiring process that led to John Barilaro’s New York trade role

Former head of Investment NSW set to receive 12 months’ salary after being terminated from high-profile job

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Staffer at centre of Barilaro-gate sacked

Taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars owing to a senior bureaucrat sacked for her role in the jobs scandal involving John Barilaro.

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Former investment NSW boss Amy Brown sacked in wake of John Barilaro job saga

The NSW government sacks Amy Brown after months of scrutiny into the decision to hire the former deputy premier for a lucrative trade job.

The Guardian - AU

Cleared of wrongdoing, the political fate of former NSW minister Stuart Ayres remains uncertain

Whether Ayres returns to cabinet or retires to the backbench, Dominic Perrottet faces further headaches

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Ayres cleared of breaching NSW ministerial code in hiring process for John Barilaro trade role

Review by barrister Bruce McClintock finds former NSW trade minister complied with code of conduct obligations

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NSW’s top public servant considering sacking department head over John Barilaro’s NY trade appointment

Michael Coutts-Trotter tells parliament his ‘preliminary view’ is that Amy Brown hadn’t ‘satisfactorily performed’ during hiring process, based on report findings

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NSW to re-examine trade boss's UK expenses

A review into the expenses of the New South Wales UK agent-general in London that cleared the controversial appointee was conducted by his direct manager.

The Guardian - AU

Too scared to ask for a pay rise? You need the confidence of a white, male former CEO going for a NSW trade job

Let the state’s agent general in London be your role model on asking for more money without cringing or being mired in feelings of unworthiness

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NSW bureaucrat's future in the spotlight

A parliamentary hearing is discussing the future of a NSW bureaucrat over her part in the appointment of John Barilaro to a lucrative US trade role.

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Amy Brown steps away from Investment NSW role

Amy Brown has stepped down from her role leading Investment NSW after being criticised for her in the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum trade role. Ms Brown has voluntarily given up the Investment NSW chief executive role but will remain secretary of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and…

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Brown job up to NSW public sector: Premier

The NSW public servant who helped secure John Barilaro a US trade job is on leave after a damning internal review into the controversial appointment.

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Sydney news: Labor MP Tania Mihailuk 'completely rejects' bullying claims and is backed by leader Chris Minns

MORNING BRIEFING: A NSW state Labor MP accused of bullying says she "completely rejects the assertions" in claims raised just days after similar allegations were levelled at a colleague.

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