NSW Trade Minister Stuart Ayres refused to visit the state’s newly opened London trade office on a trip to the British capital in February because he wanted to keep his trip secret from the Victorian government, according to his department.
And it has emerged that one of the people involved in the selection process for the New York trade post – eventually won by former deputy Premier John Barilaro – believed the process was manipulated.
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