Foreign Minister Bob Carr says reports that he was a US informant are ridiculous. Source: AAP
FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr has dismissed as unremarkable revelations that he briefed US diplomats about internal Labor politics nearly 40 years ago.
US diplomatic documents from 1974, published on the WikiLeaks website on Monday, show the former Australian Young Labor president and then education officer with the NSW Labor Council, briefed US diplomats about the Whitlam government.
He expressed "deep concern" to the US consul general about the "impact of Labor disputes on prospects of (the) Labor government".
Senator Carr said media reports suggesting he was a US informant were ridiculous.
"It's ridiculous to think that Australian political activists don't talk to diplomats - of course we do and we talk about Australian politics," he told Sky News on Tuesday.
As a young Labor activist, he had no access to cabinet secrets or intelligence matters, Senator Carr added.
"I must say I don't do that as foreign minister - I've got a business-like agenda.
"But there is absolutely nothing remarkable in this whatsoever."
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