Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and International Security) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to the three previous questions asked of him by the Leader of the Opposition and his undertaking to consult his records. I also refer to the Austrade cable from Washington, dated 11 March 2000, entitled ‘Australian Wheat Board dealings with Iraq under the oil for food program’, released yesterday by the Cole inquiry. When did the minister first become aware of the contents of this cable? If the minister cannot answer the question now, will he consult the advisers in the chamber and provide an answer to this question, and the previous question, prior to the end of question time?

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