NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has prompted a senior minister to resign over a potential breach of ministerial standards as a crisis sparked by John Barilaro’s appointment to a US trade post claimed its first scalp.
The abrupt departure of Trade Minister Stuart Ayres – the second minister to go in a week – has triggered a race for the deputy leader’s position, to be decided by the party room on Tuesday.
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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
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