John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

If the member for Griffith takes pause for a moment and listens, I will read something that Mr Cole had to say in his statement last Friday. I invite everybody in this House to read this statement. This is what he had to say at paragraph 8:

This means that this Inquiry will address and make findings regarding, at least, the following:

a.

the role of DFAT in the process of obtaining United Nations’ approval of AWB wheat contracts within the United Nations Oil-for-food Programme ...

In other words, Cole is looking at the behaviour of DFAT. Is any other government around the world doing that? No. Cole is looking at the role of DFAT. But let me go on.

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