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

When Commissioner Cole has made up his mind as to what he wants to say and it is published, I think that might be the time to have a debate about the Cole inquiry. As far as the department is concerned, I believe—and I have always said this—that, unlike the opposition, I have not been slagging off at officers of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Unlike the opposition, I have a lot of respect for the officers of my department.

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