Baghdad Nights - Episode 1 - The bloke with the gun

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

Get in contact: secretswekeep@sca.com.au

Credits:

• Creator and Host - Richard Baker 
• Producers - Alastair Kirkby and Joey Watson 
• Sound design and mix Kyle Hopkins
• Fact checking - Madeline Larsen, Holly Mitchell, Bonnie Lavelle, and Michaela Savage 
• Production assistance - Kelli Foulstone 
• Executive Producer - Ellen Leabeater
• With thanks to Clair Weaver and Jake Morcom
• Theme music - Lem Zakharia
• Story consultant - Kate Cole-Adams 
• Head of News and Information - Melanie Withnall  

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