Wife of Australian engineer released from Iraq relieved 'nightmare' is over
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
- The Guardian Worldseen 12 Oct, 15:08description edited
what the description said, before and after
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 depature from Iraq, saying it was issued at a sensitive period while the engineer was still transiting through Turkey. Penny Wong’s office issued a statement on Monday...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 statement on Monday...
- The Guardian Worldseen 15 Oct, 09:40headline rewritten
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The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 12 Oct, 02:56Wife of Australian engineer released from Iraq relieved 'nightmare' is over1 outlet
- 12 Oct, 21:25Australian engineer speaks after release from Iraq6 outlets
- and 3 one-off wordings
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How it spread - 5 original reports, 5 reprints
Mon, 12 October 2026
4 reports- ABC News (Australia)02:56first to report
Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.
- The Guardian World05:49edited after publishing
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 statement on Monday...
- ABC News (Australia)18:54
Robert Pether pays an emotional tribute to his family as he lands in Dublin after being freed from an Iraqi prison after a five-year ordeal.
- tenterfieldstar.com.au21:25
Robert Pether was overcome with emotion when he reunited with his family in Dublin after more than five...
5 reprints
- irrigator.com.au12 Oct, 21:25their copy
- portstephensexaminer.com.au12 Oct, 21:25their copy
- redlandcitybulletin.com.au12 Oct, 21:25their copy
- theleader.com.au12 Oct, 21:25their copy
- edenmagnet.com.au12 Oct, 21:25their copy
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World06:34edited after publishing
previously
Australia politics live: Labor dubs Frydenberg ‘leader in waiting’ who wants to ‘jack up GST’; crews sent to Alice Springs after stormThis blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Robert Pether has stressed his innocence and recalled his brush with death in his first comments since the Australian engineer departed Iraq after serving more than five years in jail. Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan were detained in Baghdad in 2021 after flying in for a meeting with bank officials to resolve a dispute with his engineering firm, CME Consulting. We were innocent when we were...