here is part of a smh articleThere are connections between ALP...

here is part of a smh article


There are connections between ALP members, writes Kate McClymont.

The sale of land for $1, mysterious donors, property developers bankrolling a company of an MP's son, union officials getting mining deals - welcome to the NSW Right where connections are crucial.

It was in July 2003 that Eric Roozendaal and Mark Arbib - both prodigious fundraisers through their then positions as head and deputy head of the NSW Labor party - completed their respective real estate purchases.

Neither has been able to explain what coincidence led to them purchasing boutique beachside apartments not only in the same suburb but also in the very same block.

Advertisement Mr Arbib's unit in ''Sea Breeze'', only 100 metres from the surf at Maroubra, was purchased in the name of his wife, Kelli Field, who works in investor relations at Macquarie Bank, having previously been a policy adviser to Eddie Obeid and Michael Costa's chief of staff. Mr Roozendaal's was bought by a family company.

Of the 20 townhouses, built by developers Brian and Garry Boyd, the purchase price of only two apartments in the block was not disclosed to land titles department. They were Mr Arbib's and Mr Roozendaal's.

Residing in the same block, in a unit owned by the Boyds right next door to Mr Arbib's, was Moses Obeid, son of the controversial Labor figure Eddie Obeid.

Having sold the apartment in 2007 for $960,000, the Arbibs bought a $1.625 million house in South Coogee. They have lodged plans for a $1.15 million renovation. Because the South Coogee house is registered in his wife's name, Mr Arbib is not required to disclose it in his pecuniary interest declaration.



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wouldn't surprise me to find arbib and obeid are connected in some way.