The Cole Inquiry is part heard. There is more evidence to come before it.

The EU are the ones putting the development round under threat, and developing countries will suffer most,

In a competitive market any buyer wants to buy commodities at the best prices they can. Sellers of quality products want to get the best prices they can.

In the December round of talks, there will be detailed negotiations on draft chapters of the agreement on services and investment and the first in-depth consideration of market access for goods. It will be our third round of talks since we started negotiations in March this year,

I'm not as optimistic as I was, but it's not all over. The parties are still talking,

I'm not here to sign up a deal or identify tenders -- just to ensure that Australian companies have access to the competitive tender process run by the Iraqi Grain Board in the future.

The failure of the EU to make a meaningful offer on agricultural market access is deeply disappointing. Those EU member states who talk up their contribution to development are now blocking the most significant steps the global community could take in years to create new opportunities for the world's poorest countries.

The negotiations are really now on the edge of a cliff and it will take a concerted effort to get the round back on track,

The US offer on domestic subsidies has thrown a challenge at the feet of the EU to come forward with a much more ambitious proposal on market access.

The big difference in this organization now is Lamy. Lamy is uniquely suited to the task at hand.