Minister in the clear

A NSW corruption watchdog report has made no findings against federal Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos.

The long-awaited report from Independent Commission Against Corruption into water infrastructure company Australian Water Holdings found three former NSW Labor ministers Tony Kelly, Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi, did engage in serious corrupt conduct.

Senator Sinodinos was the first scalp in the ICAC investigations. The NSW senator stood aside as assistant treasurer in March 2014, following questions over his time as chairman of AWH, but was reinstated 18 months later amid expectations he would be cleared.