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Tuesday, 14 February 2006
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Mr BEAZLEY (2:21 PM) —My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, it is in continuation of the questioning that we are running on what was identified as the worst offender in this episode.


The SPEAKER —The Leader of the Opposition will come to his question.


Mr BEAZLEY —I refer the Deputy Prime Minister to Senator Heffernan’s comments on 8 February that the AWB had been meeting him in his office since the middle of 2003, and, concerning Iraq, that:

I kept saying to them we hear that you blokes are on the take as it were or giving kickbacks.

Over that 2½-year period, did Senator Heffernan raise any such concerns with the minister, his office or his department?


Mr VAILE (Minister for Trade) —No.