As protesters gathered outside, John Howard spoke in Sydney last night on the decision to go to war on Iraq. Here’s what happened when he was asked why he made that decision without proof, and in defiance of the UN Security Council.
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ICAC: a $1800 waterfront dinner, a ‘$100m cheque to investors’
ICAC has heard a cosy little story of Ian Macdonald’s allies sealing a deal which could have been worth $100 million to the NSW government — over a waterfront dinner and a magnum of pinot noir.
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PM in Sydney: out west, they’re all policy roads to nowhere
Julia Gillard has promised the people of Sydney another highway — which is about the last thing the region needs. Crikey’s roaming reporter joins the campaign-that-isn’t out west.
READ MOREFrom the shadows, ‘loathsome’ Labor Lunchalot fronts ICAC
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is determined to nail former ex-MP Ian Macdonald on his ministerial dealings. But his patience was wearing thin today on the stand.
READ MOREBMWs, billiards and flowers: ICAC goes through Obeid’s receipts
Eddie Obeid, in the dock at ICAC, is quizzed on the activities of his cashed-up family trust — but he says he was “hands off”, and appeared uninterested in the details.
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How Eddie Obeid ran NSW (but was silenced in court)
Finally, the man who ran NSW Labor — and perhaps the state — was defending himself at the ICAC inquiry. The political class had waited a long time to see Eddie Obeid take the stand.
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Crikey Clarifier: who are the Obeids and what did they do?
Who is Eddie Obeid, and why is his family now embroiled in a corruption scandal that goes to the heart of NSW politics? Crikey’s courtroom scribe records the history and argues why you should care.
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Ashby v Slipper: court dismissal and no winners — least of all taxpayers
There have been no winners from the James Ashby v Peter Slipper sexual harassment case, which was thrown out of the Federal Court this morning. Crikey was in court for the verdict.
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Kroger defo case revives stories of Abbott’s uni past
Back when Barbara Ramjan told the media that Tony Abbott punched the wall next to her head in 1977, key Liberal figure Michael Kroger accused her of lying. Ramjan’s now suing Kroger for defamation.
READ MORE‘I think I can help you with that’: Obeid pulling the NSW strings
Former planning minister Frank Sartor told the ICAC inquiry into NSW Labor party figures that 2009 was a “tawdry time”. As the Commission is learning, that’s quite an understatement.
READ MOREObeid, Macdonald in the dock: ICAC to rule on ALP machine men
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has commenced its probe into former Labor MPs Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald. The state has waited a long time for this.
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Take it from an Old Girl, St John’s needs a dose of women
St John’s College needs change. It needs women. And it needs a dose of manners for its well-to-do, elitist, mostly-male student body.
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Corrupted by cheap cars? NSW Labor men in the dock for day of reckoning
The Independent Commission Against Corruption in NSW will spend five months investigating the deals of former Labor MPs Ian Mcdonald, Eddie Obeid and Eric Roozendaal.
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Women ‘getting pissed and making fun of men’? Fabulous
There were plenty of nominees at the annual Ernie Awards last night, honouring men (and some women) who just don’t know when to shut up. Crikey was there to boo with the best of them.
READ MOREAbbott, O’Farrell look on as NSW Libs shoot for the foot
Just when Barry O’Farrell is trying to build transport networks and balance the budget, a long-simmering factional brawl within the NSW Liberals is threatening to derail his plans. And Tony Abbott’s.
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From David Marr’s Quarterly Essay, “Political Animal, The Making of Tony Abbott”, here are nine things we didn’t know about the man …
READ MOREWe found David Leckie — but does Seven want him back?
The mysterious case of disappearing Seven West Media boss David Leckie may have been solved. Meanwhile, the lack of panic in the market is remarkable.
READ MOREThe warriors and whingers muse at Sydney scribe fest
Walking into Kevin Rudd’s interview with Bob Katter at the Sydney Writers’ Festival yesterday afternoon, I was a little confused.
READ MOREStar inquiry: high rollers, high management and call to ‘bring on the pussy’
For a man who was elected on a platform of cleaning up the “Labor mates” culture and “sleaze” of the previous 16 years, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell is making a very poor fist of the latest scandal at The Star casino.
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BOF’s man quits as casino inquiry hears of sex, Viagra, white powder
It’s hard to know why NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has taken such a body blow for someone as inconsequential as Peter Grimshaw.
READ MORELike episode of Underbelly, O’Farrell dragged into casino inquiry
In what could be the first real test of his year-old government, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has been dragged into the casino inquiry and accused of misleading Parliament.
READ MOREOpening the book on NSW Labor, from Carr to oblivion
The last Labor government in this state, rejected a year ago, was “the worst government NSW has seen”. And, according to Rodney Cavalier, the party that began in Balmain in 1891 has now passed into history.
READ MOREThe Shire: like West Berlin, with more bibles and more suspicion
The Sutherland Shire’s isolation has created a uniquely self-referential culture that is deeply suspicious of outsiders and actively tries to keep them out. The sort of conflict Channel Ten wants to feed off.
READ MORE$50k in a paper bag: Medich at ICAC, a bread and butter tale
Millionaire Sydney property developer Ron Medich put in a celebrity appearance at the latest NSW ICAC hearing this week, saying that he had never heard the term “butter up”.
READ MOREICAC, Medich and the Aboriginal Land Council
You’ve gotta love Lucky Gattellari. Faced with the possibility of being banged up in the big house for a long time, the former boxer is now singing like a canary.
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