Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and follows the one asked earlier by the honourable member for Griffith. Does the Deputy Prime Minister recollect saying in this place these words:

The investigation of the Volcker inquiry was assisted to the fullest extent by the Australian government. The information that was required was provided. All the information that we had was provided to the Volcker inquiry.

Does he now understand that the WEA chief executive, Mr Taylor, has told the Senate estimates committee this morning that WEA did not provide any information directly through DFAT to the Volcker inquiry? Given that the WEA had numerous matters related to the AWB before them, firstly, is what the Chief Executive Officer of the WEA said a fact and, if it was, how does it comply with what you have said you have done to the Australian parliament along with your other ministers?

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