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Former premier Gladys Berejiklian and deputy John Barilaro personally chose projects with ‘little or no information’

A report by the NSW auditor-general into a $250 million NSW grants scheme paints a picture of chaotic decision-making, where funding for projects was determined by former premier Gladys Berekijlian and her deputy John Barilaro.

A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho”.

The leaking and use of text messages purportedly between former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a member of federal cabinet, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison is described as “a horrible, horrible man”, “a complete psycho” and “a fraud” raise several serious ethical issues.

A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian during the summer bushfires of 2019-20.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has denied she is the cabinet minister who called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a “psycho” and a “fraud”.

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Scott Morrison dismissed the leaked texts that surfaced yesterday as an “anonymous sledging” and insisted the and Gladys Berejiklian had always maintained a “positive” relationship.

Liberal figures at both state and federal level say they had no involvement in the reported text exchange criticising Scott Morrison between former premier Gladys Berejiklian and an unnamed MP.