In 1999 George Richard Torbay contested and won the NSW seat of New England as an independent.
In 2013 he intended to stand for Federal Parliament as a National Party candidate.
On the 20th March he suddenly resigned from the NSW Parliament and from the Nats, allegedly because his relationship with Eddie Obeid has been referred to ICAC. He also resigned as UNE Chancellor.
Richard and Eddie Obeid came into contact early in his political career and the Torbay-Obeid connection was so well-known it was raised in parliament over 5 years ago.
The Green
Left on the 23rd June 1999:
Part
of a Melinda Pavey MLC motion listed
in the NSWLC Notice Paper for 27th February 2007:
(c)
that the Honourable Eddie Obeid was instrumental in Labor’s decision not to run
in the Dubbo by-election last November, deserting the local ALP membership and
providing back
door support to Richard Torbay's candidate Dawn Fardell,”
Granny Herald on 23rd November 2008:
Well, well, well. Torbay sprung as Obeid's pawn. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/torbay-disclosed-information-that-led-to-his-own-resignation-20130324-2go1c.html
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