Thursday, February 21, 2013

Obeid scandal puts $500m at risk - The Australian



A COAL company that entered a joint venture with former NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid and his family looks likely to lose mining rights worth $500 million as a result of sensational evidence presented to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.



The cloud over Cascade Coal's rights to proceed with an open-cut mine at Mount Penny, 125km west of Newcastle, follows advice by ICAC commissioner David Ipp, released by NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell yesterday.



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