Fed ministers stayed at Obeid lodge – Sydney Morning Herald Posted on 3:25 AM with No comments AAP New senate leader Stephen Conroy and cabinet minister Tony Burke admit staying at Eddie Obeid’s Perisher ski lodge as federal Labor figures become embroiled in the former party powerbroker’s corruption inquiry. Senator Conroy issued a statement saying Continue Reading →
Dependence on coal a bad strategy with shift to renewables unstoppable Posted: 04 Feb 2013 01:30 PM PST By Richard Denniss, via The Conversation Last week, Greenpeace released a report calling for a halt to Australia’s burgeoning coal exports and pointing to the catastrophic climate impacts they would cause. In response, Mitch Hooke, chief executive Continue Reading →
BP Deepwater bill rises by $4.1bn Total charge for 2010 oil spill stands at $42.4bn, as company races to prevent civil trials reaching court Share2 inShare.2 Email Terry Macalister guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 February 2013 10.10 GMT Smoke billows from a controlled burn of spilled oil during the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Reuters The Continue Reading →
Obeid family assets being watched Updated: 16:30, Tuesday February 5, 2013 Obeid family assets being watched The NSW Crime Commission, which has the power to freeze proceeds of crime, is keeping a close eye on the Obeid saga unfolding before the ICAC, Premier Barry O’Farrell says. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating claims Continue Reading →
February 05, 2013 The Operation of Caretaker Conventions As long as governments have the confidence of the House of Representatives, or in the case of supply matters the approval of the Parliament, and as long as they are not acting illegally, they can continue to make all the normal decisions that a government is required Continue Reading →
Dissecting Eddie’s charming manner The Daily Telegraph February 05, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 LABOR powerbroker Eddie Obeid didn’t rise to his level of prominence and authority within the NSW ALP without possessing a certain amount of charm. The enormous number of factional deals Obeid accomplished over decades of Continue Reading →