The discussion paper is Timing is everything: the privatisation of the Australian Wheat Board and the Oil For Food Program by Linda Botterill, Discussion Paper 2/07 (February 2007), Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.

Botterill notes that: "Much of the media and other commentary on the Oil-for-Food scandal has focused on attempts to uncover evidence of government culpability for AWB Limited's behaviour qand has sought out gqaps in accountability processes. However, it is worth considering what the changing status of the Australian Wheat Board and its e3mployees during the course of Oil-for-food meant for the company's relationship with DFAT."

Access the discussion paper at:
http://democratic.audit.anu.edu.au/papers/20070213_botterill_awb.pdf