NSW Trade Minister Stuart Ayres has conceded that he should have advised former deputy premier John Barilaro not to apply for an overseas trade role.Mr Ayres accepts his position would be untenable, if he is proven to have acted improperly
Mr Ayres has told Nine Radio that Mr Barilaro's application for Trade Commissioner to the Americas came too soon after he left parliament, and that he should have advised him not to apply for the role. "I am confident that all of my actions have been in the best interests of the public and I think that's what that review will show," Mr Ayres said.
Mr Barilaro was announced as the successful candidate for the position of Trade Commissioner to the Americas in June.Mr Barilaro later withdrew from the position, saying it had become untenable.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
I call absolute BS.
Just...how?
Bullshit
Just sounds like total bullshit to me !
Maybe he needs to define 'best interest of the public'...
If Barilaro was so great & appropriate for the job, I reckon he would've stood his ground & not resigned. I reckon he resigned because he knew it was a sham process & hoped we'd all stop looking once he stood down.
nobby15 He should be stood down. Who decided Barillo should get the job? They should be stood down if it wasn’t Ayres, which in all probability is Ayres. I wonder what the review will find.
At best he’s what you call a shady character
ICAC. Get on this. Let's get some politicians some jail time.
Public has to be a Liberal party member
That headline reads like something from the Chaser
Really enjoy this shit show 😂
Ayres needs to retreat to his Mulgoa cave and roll around with Marise. Be like two balls of fat going at it.
Time to kick liberals out.
Heather15814898 🐂💩, Minister Ayres. Plain 🐂💩
davidbewart Yes, that’s why we tried to conceal it. Liberals and Nats are sure ensconcing themselves in corrupt behaviour at a far greater rate and scale than their political opposition.
Go straight to jail, do not pass go or collect $200!!!!!!!
Well he lied, maybe ask him why he’s lying
Heather15814898 I thought he maintained he didn’t do any actions.
Deluded crook.
Have to feel sorry for Graeme Head doing the 'independent' inquiry while the Parliamentary inquiry is also happening. The immense political pressure he will be under to make Perrottet & Ayres look squeaky clean will be rather obvious. 😉 nswpol
The recruitment of John Barilaro to the trade job in NY certainly did not ever intend to serve the public interest at all. His legacy words and actions always served self and few oligarchs vested interests just as NSW Minister Ayres. auspol afternoonbriefing abc730
What else can he say?
In the words of Catalina Wine Mixer itstimetosaygoodbye
davidbewart 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😮🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
davidbewart By public he means the benefactors of the appointment and by benefactors of the appointment he means Barilaro.
Do you like fries with your corruption?
davidbewart Ayres definition of Public means people he has met So LNP members and those that make a donation to him for a benefit beyond a taxable claim
I get it that Mr Ayres might consider it in the public interest to get Mr Barilaro out of the country. But not that way, or at that price.
If he is going to lie at least make it sound true
Really?
😂😂liar liar pants on fire Ayres - oh how lovely it is watching all the libs caught in the corrupt webs of their own making.
It is not in the best interests of the public to have corrupt politicians
I call Bullshit & raise you a pile more coming our way 🤪
Of Nicaragua?
Yep, I've done nothing wrong.
Its true we all wanted Barilaro out of the country but didnt want to pay him 🤣
Typical LNP entitlement. His immediate dismissal is in the best interests of the public
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'I am confident that all of my actions have been in the best interests of the public and I think that's what that review will show,' Beyond parody. Ayres is hubris writ large nswpol JohnBarilaro LNPNeverAgain
You are not ‘the public’ neither is your boys club 🤷♀️
Got some corruption going on in New South Wales, do you? Why don't you (the media) go after the premier like you did with Victoria. You seem to be giving NSW a free pass again. Just like you did with the super spreader.
Boy, he's doubling-down on his double-down. Why anyone would die on a hill for John Barilaro of all people beats me.
I think the public have decided that is NOT the case. stuartayresmp
Are we at ‘besieged’ level yet? 🍿
🐂💩 Barilaro doesn't have the degrees/skills for a job like this, if I know that then Ayres must've known as well. Lie all you like, it's not going to work. This was a con job right from the start, NSW don't need an O.T.C. The End.
stuartayresmp you can just tell everyone believes you right.
Their contempt for the public knows no limitation
Hahahaha
Best interest of public is he resigns, & charged with corruption
Proving that the Paratwat government followed the Morrison model of normalisation of criminality in government, i.e. condition the public to accept, then eventually expect corrupt behaviour. Pull the other one, Ayres, it plays Waltzing Matilda. Imprison them all.
That he can say this after we've all read the barely literate application letter 🤪😂 He must think we are all as dumb as Pork Barilaro. Resign you fat turd.
Then release all info, provide testimony under oath, then call an election and let the NSW public decide for ourselves
He can think whatever he wants. The public don't agree.
Wasting $500 million a year on a job not needed isn't in the public's best interests ABC. Stop sucking up to these corrupt liberals.
White Anglo-Australians looking after themselves!
Which public? Himself and John?
'best interests of public' .. FFS why bother with elections , appointments etc etc if you can just decide without qualification what is in the best interests of the mug punters of NSW
That’s what abusive people say.
Just resign
We need to be rid of these corrupt AF grifters whose only purpose in life is to live the life on taxpayer money. We need serious reform in the way politics is done in this country.
Stuart Ayres says corruption of process is in the 'best interest of public' 😆 Liberals should be called the Machiavellian party 🥳 🎉 🙄
Ayres is just another sleazy, lying, greedy, corrupt RWCS!
Strange hill to die on. You'd think a politician would have higher aspirations than doing a dodgy for a political ally.
No idea if that is true, but I don't have a problem with the process anyway. We voted them in and gave them full control, similar expensive investigations on Labor in Vic with no criminal charges laid. Stop the investigations and vote them out if you don't like what they did. 🤔
Yes, if someone gets a plum job, it is always in 'best interests of public'...
clutching at straws. politics in this country seems to be corrupt, not transparent, no integrity..
No wonder, day by day Australia is sinking.
The blatant arrogance of politicians at all levels is disgusting!
Appearing contrite on this occasion just doesn't cut it. Resign, stuartayresmp
keep digging
Which public?
Ayers wouldn’t t know what ‘best interests’ mean in reality. auspol
The public being John ''Pork' Barilaro. NSWPol
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