Joel Fitzgibbon in Reuters India The East Timorese authorities have shown through their professional handling of the security situation that the time is now right for some drawdown,Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said in a statement.
Alexander Downer in BBC News It's of concern to us that Reinado is still on the loose, and I think he, appropriately, should surrender himself to the East Timorese authorities,Mr Downer told reporters on Thursday.
Kevin Rudd in St Marys Star Frankly the key challenge is to respond positively, definitively and publicly to an invitation from my East Timorese counterpart,Mr Rudd said. "If the prime minister of East Timor says what I need is some defence assets, some police assets...