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Evidence given by a former public servant who said she was offered a job that eventually went to John Barilaro was "not correct", the official says.

MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

NSW parliament has blocked former deputy premier John Barilaro from taking up a $500,000 a year taxpayer-funded job in New York City until an inquiry is held.

Gladys Berejiklian told Jenny West she had the job in August but that offer was later rescinded and the role readvertised

An inquiry will examine the process that led to former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro's taxpayer-funded job in New York City, amid "jobs for mates" claims.

Vivid Sydney organisers are hoping one small change will put a stop to the problematic overcrowding seen in previous years as the popular light festival returns for the first time since 2019.

Koalas have been listed as an endangered species in NSW with government acknowledging there is a significant risk the marsupials could become extinct.

Dominic Perrottet says the state government is not intending to bring forward laws to remove the pay of Kiama MP Gareth Ward, who was suspended from parliament after he was charged last month.

Dominic Perrottet has been questioned at a NSW budget estimates hearing over the cost of his ministry, while teachers and nurses battle for pay rises.