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Candidate for NSW transport secretary quit key post after top job went to former Labor staffer

Benedicte Colin stressed her resignation was not linked to appointment of Josh Murray as transport secretary

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The senior transport executive who narrowly missed out on becoming the New South Wales transport secretary resigned as the chief executive of the state’s rail corporation after the position was handed to a former Labor staffer.

The appointment of Josh Murray has come under scrutiny after the transport minister, Jo Haylen, revealed her office intervened in a process to see her pick added to the selection process before she chose him for the role.

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