‘Clear Abuse of Public Trust’: High Court Rules on Obeid, Macdonald Appeals

‘Clear abuse of public trust’: High Court rules on Obeid, Macdonald appeals

During a hearing last year, the nation’s top court examined the convictions of the trio over a plot involving a mining exploration licence that eventually delivered a $30 million windfall to the Obeid family.

High Court dismisses appeal from Eddie Obeid, son Moses, Ian Macdonald

The High Court throws out an appeal by former New South Wales Labor ministers Ian MacDonald and Eddie Obeid, and Mr Obeid's son Moses, after they were convicted for conspiring over a coal mine licence.