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Barry Robert O'Farrell AO (born 24 May 1959) is an Australian former politician who was Australia's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan from February 2020 to 30 June 2023. O'Farrell was the 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney from 2011 to 2014.
Aug 4, 2023 · What do you do after a long career in state politics? For Barry O’Farrell it was an unexpected foray into foreign diplomacy. The former Liberal NSW premier was appointed high commissioner to India in early 2020, putting him at the heart of perhaps Australia’s most dynamic international relationship.
Jun 21, 2023 · Bid farewell to High Commissioner Barry O’ Farrell. His tenure has seen a transformation in India-Australia ties. Thank Heads of Missions from Germany, Japan, New Zealand and USA for joining on this occasion.
Nov 30, 2023 · Former NSW Premier and Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell AO has been appointed Special Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor to support our education, research and diplomatic endeavours with India.
Barry O'Farrell ended 16 years of Labor's rule when he won the 2011 state election. (AAP: Dean Lewins, file photo) Mr O'Farrell's stand outraged economic dries on his own side of politics but Labor never recovered from its defeat on the issue. The then-opposition leader did not hesitate to pursue his opponents over corruption allegations either.
Barry O'Farrell has announced he will resign from his position as New South Wales premier. The news comes after it was alleged Mr O'Farrell was gifted a $3000 bottle of wine from former Australian Water Holdings boss, Nick Di Girolamo.
Jun 6, 2024 · Barry O’Farrell served as Australia’s high commissioner to India 2020-2023. He was the premier of NSW from 2011 to 2014.
