Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

And I have answered that part of the question. On the question of this particular company, it seems that the previous government knew a lot indeed about this company. I have here a letter from the Australian Embassy in Beijing to the mayor of Beijing which is along these lines—this is from 2007, I understand:

I am writing in regard to the Beijing Friendship Store redevelopment project located on Jianguomen. The project has significant investment by an Australian company, AustChina Investment and Development Pty Ltd.

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