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  • THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THE AWB CASE THAT DOESN’T RING TRUE

    THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT THE AWB CASE THAT DOESN’T RING TRUE

    The Cole Inquiry into the Iraqi wheat dealing practices of the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) Group of companies is now concluded and the report has been duly handed to the Prime Minister who has in turn had those findings published. It is now out there for all to see and for those people with any interest in agriculture…

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  • AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD ~‘COLE’ COMFORT

    AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD ~‘COLE’ COMFORT

    IT COULD BE ‘COLE’ COMFORT FOR THE AWB International Trade has always been the most difficult of all human activities. Because it is such an “open market” situation every seller is trying to convince the buyer with regards to quality, price and conditions and each purchaser is trying to extract the best deal possible. Given…

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  • AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD ~ARE THEY OVER YET?

    AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD ~ARE THEY OVER YET?

    THE FOOD FOR OIL DEALS… ARE THEY OVER YET? While the Cole Inquiry is dealing with the local aspects of the Iraqi ‘Food for Oil’ dealings by AWB Limited and others, there is a field of associated activities not necessarily directly connected with that Inquiry!   These activities, which engulf the whole trading scene, also…

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