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The former Liberal minister who lost his cabinet position amid the John Barilaro scandal is a key target of the report, which described the process as a ‘jobs for the boys’ appointment.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will return Stuart Ayres to his frontbench if the Coalition claims victory in the state election, almost six months after he resigned over his role in the John Barilaro trade appointment scandal.
The departure of a top public servant who ran the process that handed Barilaro a $500,000 trade commissioner job has consequences for Ayres too.
Amy Brown’s position in the public service had been in doubt after former public service commissioner Graeme Head recommended action be taken against her.
Senior NSW bureaucrat Amy Brown was sacked over the New York trade job appointment process, but former trade minister Stuart Ayres is expected to return to the cabinet.