A NSW corruption watchdog probe has cleared former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro and former trade minister Stuart Ayres of any wrongdoing over Mr Barilaro’s appointment to a plum US trade post.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption revealed on Monday afternoon it had dropped its investigation into Mr Barilaro, Mr Ayres and former Investment NSW chief executive Amy Brown, effectively ending the jobs-for-mates scandal which has plagued the Coalition.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
