http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/ian-macdonald-found-guilty-of-public-m...

TWO former NSW Labor Premiers and the party’s encumbent leader have united with one voice against disgraced Ian Macdonald, and the message is “throw away the key”.

Former mines minister Macdonald was today found guilty of unfairly granting a valuable mining licence to a union mate, making him the second member of the former NSW Labor government to be convicted of misconduct in public office.

The jury found Ian Macdonald guilty of two counts of misconduct in public office while his co-accused ex-union boss John Maitland has been found guilty of two counts of being an accessory to misconduct in public office.


Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald was found guilty of misconduct. Picture: Carly Earl
Former Labor premier Nathan Rees, who sacked Macdonald as a minister in 2009 told 2GB: “I think like most of the people of NSW that this is a good result.

“This is the second leg of the daily double that’s come in for the people of NSW – first Eddie Obeid, now Ian Macdonald.

“Frankly, good riddance.”

Morris Iemma, who preceded Mr Rees as premier told the Daily Telegraph: “It’s a very good result for NSW. Justice and accountability has arrived – big time

“This is the second case of a gross abuse of the privilege of serving the people in the Parliament. It’s a massive breach of trust for which the most severe penalty should be given and if that includes losing superannuation and entitlements then so be it.

“To go into public office and rather than serve the public interest you end up enriching the private interest of yourself … lock ‘em up and throw away the key.”


I dont have anything against Morris Iemma   but didnt both these gentleman Obeid and McDonald.  work in his govt????....

it isnt as if no one new these people were crooks.. and or at least running things.....they were never ever there for the benefit of the people of NSW...

what about that other creep Joe Tripodi?...seems like he is going under the radar....might not have had his finger in the till....but he sure did a few other not nice things.

theft as a servant ....... not so good.

Bam wrote on Mar 30^th, 2017 at 8:00pm:


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'I dont have anything against Morris Iemma   but didnt both these gentleman Obeid and McDonald.  work in his govt'

Yes Cods, they did. They were the ones who plotted his downfall when he tried to clean up the party. Pair of scumbags who got their just deserves finally. While we are on the subject of corrupt scumbags, when will Sinodinos get his. Seems if you are a libbo and you are corrupt they make you a minister!

Notice the Lib Pollies arent crowing about this only old silly cods,

They dont want anyone talking about brown paper bags or Arthurs Dementia!