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Australian engineer Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison

WAtoday · 12 October 2026 at 1:17 pm

Australian engineer Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison

The Iraqi government had insisted that Pether or the company must pay a $US12 million fine.

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