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Kate McClymont

Kate McClymont is a Senior Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Andrew Ferguson with a placard of Labor's mayoral candidate for Canada Bay Angelo Tsirekas before the preselection ...

Oh, Canada Bay: Ex-CFMEU boss faces branch stacking claims

The fractious fight for control of Canada Bay Council in the local government elections has been rocked by allegations of branch stacking, fake addresses and book walking involving controversial former CFMEU boss Andrew Ferguson, leaving Labor's ticket in disarray.

Eddie Obeid

Three former NSW ministers found corrupt: ICAC

Former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly have been hit with fresh corruption findings and may face criminal charges over a "deceptive" cabinet submission the corruption watchdog found was made to benefit the Obeid family.

Michael Hawatt has denied any wrongdoing.

Canterbury's worst-kept secret: ICAC is coming

For the past year the Independent Commission Against Corruption has been conducting a major investigation into allegedly corrupt planning decisions made by the former Canterbury council.