Baghdad Nights - Episode 1 - The bloke with the gun

Secrets We Keep

05-08-2024 • 21 mins

In the lead up to the Iraq War, the Australian Wheat Board (AWB), gave $300 million in illicit funds to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Journalist Richard Baker meets Trevor Flugge, the AWB’s chairman who went on to be the poster boy for the corruption scandal, thanks to a leaked photo.

Featured:

  • Trevor Flugge

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