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Helen Liddell

Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was helpful for Helen Liddell to say that he had never seen Iraq as part of the war on terror, the PMOS said that if the reporter actually looked at the quote in full it makes it clear what Helen Liddell was stating is the fact which was we didn’t say that the war on Iraq was about terrorism, but she then went on to say that it is a fact that terrorists are now trying to use the war in Iraq and we are facing terrorism in Iraq. In terms of Australian press coverage, that was more about Australian politics and that was not something he would comment on.

Put to the PMOS that Australia were part of the coalition, the PMOS said that yes they were part of the coalition and we very much welcome and have always welcomed their role in the coalition, but in terms of internal Australian politics he would not get involved. The reporter went on to argue that Helen Liddell was a Government representative in Australia, she caused a fuss in Australia then surely there must be a view on it, the PMOS said that we did not have a view if she was stating the factual position which she did. He added that the reporter was trying to get the PMOS to comment on Australian politicians’ reaction to Helen Liddell and he would not do that because that is about Australian politics not about what Helen Liddell said.

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