Alexander Downer (Mayo, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

they will see that by AWB’s own admission it had not been informing the government of any activities in relation to paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein’s regime. But one final point—because I am glad the honourable member asked the question—is that we on this side of the House were always in favour of getting rid of Saddam Hussein’s regime. You on that side of the House wanted to keep him there and allow these rorts to continue indefinitely.

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