Mark Vaile (Lyne, National Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

I can only repeat that the government did not seek to stop any inquiry in the United States. We just sought to ensure that Australian companies were treated fairly in that inquiry. I might add that the member for Griffith is referring to an email, a document, that has been released by the Cole inquiry. Can I point out that, of the 66 countries and the 2,000 companies involved in the oil for food program, I think Australia is the only country that has established this inquiry, the Cole inquiry, that has now sat for 65 days—

See this speech in context