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Lawyers who helped detained Australian Robert Pether leave Iraq criticise Wong for announcing news
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PUBLISHEDOct 12, 2026, 5:49 AM
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Penny Wong welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave Baghdad but Pether’s team criticise timing of media statement Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Advisers to Australian Robert Pether have expressed concern about the timing of a statement from the foreign minister announcing his departure from Iraq, saying it was issued at a sensitive period while the engineer was still transiting through Turkey.
Penny Wong’s office issued a…
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