A senior public servant was who verbally offered a prestigious US trade post later handed to former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro was told by her agency head the role would be a “a present” for someone else.
Former Investment NSW deputy secretary Jenny West has described how the trade post was offered to her and then rescinded as she appeared before a NSW parliamentary inquiry on Monday probing Mr Barilaro’s appointment to the trade role.
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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
