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AWU-backed MP’s promotion ‘defies comprehension’: opposition

Gus McCubbing

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has unveiled her new cabinet, with Danny Pearson taking over the state’s mammoth transport infrastructure pipeline, including the controversial $200 billion Suburban Rail Loop.

Mr Pearson, who remains assistant treasurer, this year was forced to admit to an error of judgment in not disclosing a potential conflict of interest over his Commonwealth Bank shares, but maintained he was not the decision maker in a 2021 process that awarded the bank a multimillion-dollar contract.

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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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