Obeid and Co escape prosecution over water deal

April 11, 2026 — 5:00am

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The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped a charge of misconduct in a public office against former Labor minister Eddie Obeid, despite the Independent Commission Against Corruption finding his alleged role in a water deal was corrupt.

Obeid’s District Court trial – his third trial – was due to start on April 28, but this week the ODPP withdrew the charge.

Obeid, a figure of controversy for decades who served two terms in prison after being convicted of offences over secret cafe leases at Circular Quay and a coal exploration........

© The Sydney Morning Herald