House debates Prime Minister; Minister for Foreign Affairs

Censure Motion

Tuesday, 28 February 2006 House of Representatives

Alexander Downer

Alexander Downer Mayo, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs

3:31 pm

I am just making the point that, if the Leader of the Opposition were a little more forensic, he would know what Commissioner Cole said: that if the AWB had been lying to the government—including departmental officers—that is potentially an offence and he therefore has to establish whether the government knew about the kickbacks or whether it did not. If the government knew about them, then AWB would not be misleading the government. The fact is that the Leader of the Opposition’s attempt to move a censure is another explosively failed attempt to try to rebuild his leadership at a time when it is tragically failing.

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