Sydney mayor says he was ‘badgered’ into inviting Eddie Obeid to his wedding

Sydney mayor says he was ‘badgered’ into inviting Eddie Obeid to his wedding

Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour says former Labor colleague Tania Mihailuk made the seating arrangements at his wedding.

  • byJordan Baker andBen Cubby

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Eddie Obeid,sons avoid bankruptcy by paying $5.25m to settle ICAC debt

Eddie Obeid,sons avoid bankruptcy by paying $5.25m to settle ICAC debt

The former state Labor MP and three of his five sons were ordered to pay millions to the corruption watchdog after a failed lawsuit.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Eddie Obeid and sons set to pay $5.25 million or be bankrupted by ICAC

Eddie Obeid and sons set to pay $5.25 million or be bankrupted by ICAC

The jailed former MP and three of his five sons have agreed to pay $5.25 million to the corruption watchdog and creditors or face bankruptcy.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
New polling gives Coalition underdog status before the NSW election

New polling gives Coalition underdog status before the NSW election

As the Coalition heads towards March,when it will ask voters to re-elect it for a total of 16 years in power,there is a gulf between the government and Labor.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Minns unapologetic over decision to sack frontbencher

Minns unapologetic over decision to sack frontbencher

The NSW Labor leader has put his shadow cabinet on notice,saying he will not abide senior members using parliamentary privilege to launch “unsubstantiated” political attacks.

  • byLucy Cormack andTom Rabe
Former Labor minister celebrates birthday in court

Former Labor minister celebrates birthday in court

Tony Kelly is charged with misconduct in public office with one-time colleagues Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi. He celebrated his 74th birthday in court on Thursday.

  • bySarah McPhee andMichaela Whitbourn
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The candyman,the cabinet minute and the criminal charges
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ICAC

The candyman,the cabinet minute and the criminal charges

Joe Tripodi,a former Labor minister and owner of Crazy for Candy in Burwood,has been charged over his connection to a doctored cabinet document.

  • byKate McClymont
Eddie Obeid,Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly charged with misconduct in public office after ICAC probe
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ICAC

Eddie Obeid,Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly charged with misconduct in public office after ICAC probe

It is the first time former NSW Labor ministers Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly have faced criminal charges flowing from an ICAC inquiry.

  • byKate McClymont andMichaela Whitbourn
Morrison shows bad faith in his hit job against ICAC
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ICAC

Morrison shows bad faith in his hit job against ICAC

The prime minister knows the NSW ICAC is a popular alternative to his toothless tiger model for a national integrity commission so he is throwing dirt at it with little regard to the facts.

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Morrison says he has ‘honoured his proposal’ for a federal ICAC. He is wrong
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NACC

Morrison says he has ‘honoured his proposal’ for a federal ICAC. He is wrong

The prime minister committed himself to introducing a proposal to parliament and fighting to have it passed. He has not. It is a broken promise.

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Eddie and Moses Obeid,Ian Macdonald to remain behind bars ahead of appeal

Eddie and Moses Obeid,Ian Macdonald to remain behind bars ahead of appeal

Despite “real issues to be raised”,the trio have lost their bid for freedom ahead of an appeal against their convictions over a rigged mining licence.

  • byJenny Noyes