One of the O'Farrell government's most senior advisers has jumped ship to join the state's peak coalmining industry lobby group.
Stephen Galilee, who has been chief of staff to the Treasurer, Mike Baird, since April, has quit to become the chief executive of the NSW Minerals Council, it was announced this afternoon.
Mr Galilee is a former staffer with the federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, and also worked for the former prime minister John Howard.
The announcement comes as the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, and the Energy Minister, Chris Hartcher, are under increasing pressure over how to resolve the conflicts between coal and coal seam gas mining and agriculture in NSW.
Sydney Morning Herald
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