Stuart Ayres resigns as NSW minister after questions raised by John Barilaro trade role review
Stuart Ayres has resigned as deputy NSW Liberal leader and trade and investment minister, and will be investigated for a possible breach of the ministerial code of conduct, the premier, Dominic Perrottet, has announced.

Amid an ongoing six-week saga that has engulfed the NSW government, Perrottet said on Wednesday that a draft of an independent report into the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a lucrative New York trade job had raised questions about Ayres involvement.

Perrottet said Ayres offered his resignation late on Tuesday night after a draft excerpt of the report by former public service commissioner Graeme Head raised questions of whether Ayres had potentially breached the ministerial code..
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