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===Oil for wheat=== {{Main|AWB oil-for-wheat scandal}}A report by UN investigator [[Paul Volcker]] released in October 2005 found that the [[AWB Limited|Australian Wheat Board]], later [[AWB Limited]], was the biggest single source of kickbacks for the Iraqi government. In exchange for trouble-free disembarkation of wheat purchased under the Oil-for-Food Programme, the Australian Wheat Board paid 'trucking charges' totalling A$300 million to Alia. Alia is a real Jordanian trucking company, but one with no role in the distribution of Australian wheat in Iraq. Alia kept a small percentage of 'charges', and passed the remainder on to Saddam's government. The AWB was fully compensated for the charges by increases in the price paid; the payments were approved by the Australian [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]. The Australian Government commissioned judge [[Terence Cole (jurist)|Terence Cole]] to further investigate whether Australian companies had indeed paid kickbacks to the Saddam regime. The [[Cole Inquiry]] commenced in December 2005. The [[Cole Inquiry]] has received testimony from senior Australian Government officials, including Prime Minister [[John Howard]], Deputy Prime Minister [[Mark Vaile]], Foreign Minister [[Alexander Downer]] and various officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During the course of the inquiry numerous AWB officials have resigned, including managing director [[Andrew Lindberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1139470741101B223 |title=IOL: News for South Africa and the World |access-date=9 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103072147/http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 |archive-date=3 January 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/31346F10-8C19-458D-8DC9-8C45C850FA7A.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220094439/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/31346F10-8C19-458D-8DC9-8C45C850FA7A.htm|url-status=dead|title=Wheat chief quits over Iraq bribe|archive-date=20 February 2006|website=aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,17233506,00.html|title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527081247/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/printpage/0%2C5942%2C17233506%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2007 }} </ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17158436%5E7583,00.html]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17131459%5E2702,00.html|title=DFAT 'approved' Iraq wheat deals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105094111/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0%2C5744%2C17131459%255E2702%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2005|author=Patricia Karvelas|date=4 November 2005 }} </ref> In 2009, the Australian Federal Police ended the investigation related to the scandal.<ref> {{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Overington |author-link=Caroline Overington |newspaper=The Australian |publisher=News Limited|title=Federal police drop AWB investigation |date=29 August 2009 |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/federal-police-drop-awb-investigation/news-story/ea331c86b1975dd25e86f594b3b9a8d1 }} </ref>
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