Eddie Obeid
Abused, spat on and spied on: What keeps Kate McClymont going?
As journalists we have a duty to stay the course, no matter how long it takes, and even if you are afraid.
- by Kate McClymont
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Former NSW Labor trio to face corruption trial next year
One-time party powerbroker Eddie Obeid and his former political allies Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly have been charged with misconduct in public office.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Three former Labor ministers to stand trial over alleged misconduct in public office
Charges stem from an inquiry which alleged Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly were involved in doctoring a cabinet submission that could have provided a windfall to Eddie Obeid’s family.
- by Kate McClymont
Kate McClymont honoured at Walkleys for outstanding contribution to journalism
Known for her coverage of figures including Eddie Obeid, Dyson Heydon, Charlie Teo and Don Burke, McClymont’s fearless reporting has held the powerful to account.
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Investigation
Cover-up claim over lewd text scandal engulfs club directors
An SMS about oral sex is set to embroil Canterbury League Club in cover-up claims, with revelations sworn statements vindicating a club director were drafted by the architect of the Bulldogs salary cap rort, Gary McIntyre.
- by Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander
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Courts
Obeids sue over loan – only to be countersued for failing to pay rent
A legal battle is brewing over the palatial former abode of incarcerated former MP Eddie Obeid.
- by Kate McClymont
Obeids, Macdonald urge court to quash convictions
The former NSW Labor MPs and Eddie Obeid’s son deny plotting together to commit a crime over a lucrative coal licence.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Organised crime
King of the camouflage: Money laundering lawyer joins clients behind bars
Sydney lawyer Sevag Chalabian has been sentenced to 12 years in jail over washing $24 million in blackmail money linked to the Plutus Payroll scam.
- by Kate McClymont
Council-ordered investigation clears mayor of corruption, Obeid links
Canterbury-Bankstown council ordered the investigation after its mayor was accused in parliament of overseeing developments that could benefit Eddie Obeid.
- by Ben Cubby and Jordan Baker
Obeids claim ‘exceptional circumstances’ warrant their release from jail
Corrupt former MP Eddie Obeid and his son, Moses, have claimed that a miscarriage of justice will occur if they are forced to remain in jail while waiting to appeal their convictions for conspiring to commit misconduct in public office.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘Sale of the century’: The $1 deal and the mayor who knew nothing
Questions surround a Bankstown development that would see an associate of Eddie Obeid make millions.
- by Ben Cubby and Jordan Baker
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