| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (89 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Four Corners (Television program)
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| Contents |
Episode 1 -- Episode 2 |
| Summary |
In the 1990s, Iraq was suffering under U.N. sanctions: food supplies were chronically short, the sick were dying because of the lack of medicines. Then in the late 1990s, the U.N. decided to begin an 'Oil-for-Food' programme in which Iraq, under the strict supervision of the U.N., was allowed to sell oil in return for basic food supplies supposedly for the benefit of its population. Saddam Hussein was soon able to subvert the program by secretly receiving over $6 billion in kickbacks from over 2000 international companies willing to pay in order to gain access to the Iraqi market. The Australian firm AWB Ltd., marketing Australian premium hard wheat, was the single biggest contributor to the scheme. This program investigates what is the biggest bribery scandal in Australian history, and examines the political implications of the Cole 'Oil-for-Food Inquiry' which was set up to reveal the corruption exposed |
| Notes |
Off-air recording: broadcast by ABC TV in two parts: pt.1, 10 April 2006 -- pt.2, 17 April 2006 |
| Credits |
Reporter, Jonathan Holmes; director, Rebecca Barry; executive producer, Bruce Belsham |
| Notes |
DVD R, compatible in most generic DVD players |
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No rating given |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
AWB Limited
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United Nations. Oil-for-Food Program -- Corrupt practices
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Bribery -- Iraq
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Corruption -- Australia
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Misconduct in office -- Australia
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Wheat trade -- Australia -- Corrupt practices
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| Author |
Barry, Rebecca
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Belsham, Bruce
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Holmes, Jonathan
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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