"Nicholas Hugh "Nick" Minchin" is a former Australian politician, who served as a Liberal Party of Australia/Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing South Australia from July 1993 to June 2011, and a former cabinet minister in the Howard Government.

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These appointments are important in terms of progressing sale preparations so the government can be in a position, if it so decides in early 2006, to proceed with a possible sale later in the year.

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So I hope we can build a consensus around what is a very liberal position on this issue, and that we can give Australians the right that New Zealanders have.

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I do think it is passing strange that in 2005 the Federal Cabinet of this country is responsible for appointing the board of Australia's largest commercial enterprise.

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No one is above the law and I will also say that deliberate leaking of confidential government information should not and can not be tolerated.

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