Thread by @1EarthMedia

As Australia's Ambassador to USA, Joe Hockey, steps down next week it is timely to review the career of his replacement, Arthur Sinodinos aka #SeeNoDonors
If you thought Angus Taylor was dodgy @naomirwolf wait until you see Australia's new Ambassador to the USA

#AusPolSoCorrupt

@naomirwolf Arthur Sinodinos was Treasurer of right wing NSW Liberal Party & also chairman of a company called Australia Water Holdings (AWH).
Another shareholder of AWH was Labor MP Eddie Obeid, who was released last month after serving time for corruption.

theguardian.com/australia-news…

@naomirwolf Once powerful NSW state Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) held hearings into the corruption at AWH, called Operation Credo.
ICAC found AWH attempted to enter into a lucrative public-private partnership with the state government in 2010

theland.com.au/story/4830329/…

@naomirwolf Sinodinos was a director of AWH from 2008 & chairman until 2011. During this time he was treasurer of the NSW Liberal party & later the party’s state president. His job at AWH was to “open lines of communication” with Liberal politicians.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@naomirwolf Here's the guts of ICAC's Operation Credo findings about new US Ambassador Arthur Sindinos

#SeeNoDonors was unaware that AWH had donated $72,000 to the Liberal Party while he was on the board of AWH and at the same time Liberal Party treasurer

plus more:
smh.com.au/politics/feder…

@naomirwolf ICAC's Operation Credo uncovered corruption that jumped from Labor's Obeid over to the Liberals with AWH, so ICAC started Operation Spicer which claimed the political careers of 20% of sitting Liberal gov (Premier, Police & Resources Ministers)

smh.com.au/national/nsw/i…

@naomirwolf Premier Barry OFarrell resigned after failing to remember a bottle of very expensive Aussie wine (Grange Hermitage) gifted by AWH's CEO Nick Di Girolamo.

#ICAC decimated the sitting government

abc.net.au/news/2014-04-1…

@naomirwolf O'Farrell's replacement as premier, Mike Baird gutted #ICAC before the Operation Credo report into Arthur Sinodinos could be published.
Baird also resigned soon after for incumbent NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (clean of the ICAC stench) to take power

abc.net.au/news/2016-11-2…

@naomirwolf meanwhile Arthur Sinodinos had been given a safe federal Senate ticket.
When called before ICAC, Senator Arthur #SeeNoDonors had a massive memory failure & stood aside (on salary) while Baird gutted ICAC to prevent their report

smh.com.au/lifestyle/the-…

@naomirwolf Somehow, News Ltd was leaked documents from ICAC which claimed Arthur #SeeNoDonors Sinodinos has been cleared of corruption

smh.com.au/politics/feder…

@naomirwolf "I note that the ICAC has made no adverse findings or commentary against me in Operation Credo," Senator Sinodinos said in a statement.

Arthur #SeeNoDonors used the phrase "I don't remember" or "I don't recall" more than 50 times during his evidence

abc.net.au/news/2017-08-0…

@naomirwolf Arthur Sinodinos, former chief of staff for former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, begins his new role as Australia's Ambassador to USA next week.

Outgoing envoy Joe Hockey somehow morphed from Aussie Treasurer into US Ambassador after his Budgets were not well received.

@naomirwolf "History proves that economic isolationism is a precursor for war. If a nation becomes economically isolated then history proves it can end up accelerating domestic nationalism fuelling outward facing aggression" outgoing Ambassador to USA Joe Hockey said

theage.com.au/world/north-am…