as an added irony -
7 Sept 2007: ABC Australia: Russia uranium deal makes good sense: Downer
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says the nuclear safeguards agreement signed today with Russia paves the way for the export of at least $1 billion worth of uranium a year...
It stipulates that Australian uranium can not be sold on to any other nations or used for weapons.
Mr Downer says Russia is planning to massively increase its nuclear power station capacity over the next 20 years...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-09-07/russia-uranium-deal-makes-good-sense-downer/663472
March 2018: The Hill: Australian diplomat whose tip prompted FBI’s Russia-probe has tie to Clintons
By John Solomon and Alison Spann
Australia was one of four foreign governments to donate more than $25 million to CHAI, records show...
But lawmakers say the FBI didn’t tell Congress about Downer’s prior connection to the Clinton Foundation. Republicans say they are concerned the new information means nearly all of the early evidence the FBI used to justify its election-year probe of Trump came from sources supportive of the Clintons, including the controversial Steele dossier...
Spokesman for the FBI and Russia special counsel Robert Mueller declined comment...
https://thehill.com/376858-australian-diplomat-whose-tip-prompted-fbis-russia-probe-has-tie-to-clintons
1 Oct 2018: The Hill: FBI’s 37 secret pages of memos about Russia, Clintons and Uranium One
By John Solomon
The FBI’s declaration and list of withheld documents — entitled simply “Uranium One Transaction” — were posted recently inside its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) online vault...
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/409356-fbis-37-secret-pages-of-memos-about-russia-clintons-and-uranium-one
9 June 2018: Joe Hoft: Aussie Alexander Downer from Spygate Involved in Sale of Australian Uranium to Same Russian Company that Purchased Uranium One
Aussie Alexander Downer from Spygate fame not only signed a deal to provide $25 million to the Clinton Foundation but he was also involved in the sale of uranium to the same Russian state owned company that later purchased Uranium One...
http://joehoft.com/aussie-alexander-downer-from-spygate-involved-in-sale-of-australian-uranium-to-same-russian-company-that-purchased-uranium-one/
Thanks again for these excerpts and links. Been very busy lately, but will definitely check out the articles when I can.