Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

Those supplementary matters go beyond that about which Senator O’Brien asked previously. I would imagine that the WEA did report to the government, so I would imagine that to be the case. In relation to confidential reports, I would assume that they would remain confidential. But the one point that I would make about this is that for once the Greens have led on policy, because we must remember: if the Greens policy of 1991 had been adopted, the Saddam Hussein regime would not have been in existence and all these wheat deals would not have been able to take place. Poor old Senator Brown: when the West does not invade, he condemns the West for not invading; when they do invade, he condemns them for actually invading. The Greens are betwixt and between with their policies unless it is anti the coalition of the willing. In relation to the wheat issues, they are being explored by the commissioner and I think we should rely on his advice. (Time expired)