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959083
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b713453
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| Main Entry
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Overington, Caroline.
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| Title & Author
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Kickback : : inside the Australian Wheat Board scandal /\ Caroline Overington.
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| Publication Statement
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Crows Nest, N.S.W. :: Allen & Unwin,, 2007.
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308 pages ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1741751942
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: 1741762014
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: 9781741751949
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: 9781741762013
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
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| Contents
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Part One: The kickback -- Part two: The cover up -- Part three: The Cole inquiry.
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| Abstract
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On the eve of the war in Iraq, Australia's wheat exporter, AWB Ltd - a company once owned and controlled by the Federal government - sent more than $290 million to the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. It bolstered the tyrant's grip on power and weakened the United Nations sanctions designed to bring him to his knees. The money flowed right up until the day Australian troops were sent to Iraq to fight a bloody war on the streets of Baghdad. The Howard government was repeatedly warned that AWB was up to its neck in corruption but took no action. And when the scandal was finally uncovered, Prime Minister John Howard, Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and Trade Minister Mark Vaile denied all knowledge of the scam. A shadow was cast over Australia's reputation in international trade and a billion dollars' worth of business was lost.
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Australia.
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Australian Wheat Board-- Corrupt practices.
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United Nations.-- Corrupt practices.
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Australian Wheat Board.
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United Nations.
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Administrative responsibility-- Australia.
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Food relief, Australian-- Corrupt practices-- Iraq.
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Government liability-- Australia.
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Administrative responsibility.
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Corruption.
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Government liability.
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Illegalität
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Politics and government.
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Untersuchungsausschuss
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Weizenexport
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Australia, Politics and government.
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Australia.
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Australien
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Irak
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Iraq.
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| Dewey Classification
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352.350994
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JZ6373.O84 2007
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JQ4092.O94 2007
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| Added Entry
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Australian Wheat Board.
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United Nations., Oil-for-Food Program.
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