{"product_id":"9780857984357","title":"He Who Must Be Obeid","description":"Author: Besser, Linton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857984357\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueensland had the Fitzgerald Inquiry and the Moonlight State. New South Wales has Eddie Obeid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueensland had the Fitzgerald Inquiry and the Moonlight State. New South Wales has Eddie Obeid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Australia's most corrupt politician whose brazen misdeeds were said to be on a scale \"unexceeded since the days of the Rum Corps\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the shadows Obeid ran the state as his fiefdom, making and unmaking premiers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis tentacles stretched through all levels of government, encircling almost every precious resource - coal leases, Circular Quay cafes, marinas, even the state's water. All of them were secret money-spinners for Obeid and his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove ground, below ground, in the air, on the water, there was no domain beyond Obeid's grasp. Now, many of the key politicians of his era have given a candid account of Obeid's pernicious backroom influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing their groundbreaking investigations, the award-winning journalists Kate McClymont and Linton Besser have unearthed the vast but secret empire Obeid built over decades, producing an authoritative account of how he got away with so much for so long.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445898608798,"sku":"UBD-9780857984357","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857984357.jpg?v=1790749719","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857984357","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}