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

My question is to the Prime Minister and follows the question he was just asked. I refer to reports published in the national media last week that Iraqi Grains Board chief Khalil Assi had confirmed publicly that Iraq had no problems buying Australian wheat in the future so long as it was not from the AWB while the Cole inquiry was running. Prime Minister, what is the difference between the position articulated by the Iraqi Grains Board last week, before the Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to Iraq, and the position articulated by the Iraqi Grains Board this week, after the Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to Iraq?

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