But the officer stressed that the public should exercise caution if they spot Mr Du or the Vauxhall Corsa, which has the registration plate BG60 PMO.
But after six months in action, PMO officials say they are still discussing with Iraqis how to disburse the money.
A meeting was convened in the PMO on 25 July 2005 which was attended by representatives of coal and lignite bearing states.
Even though the Prime Minister's Office almost immediately denied the reports, there is little doubt here that someone in the PMO was behind them.
A new protocol required all government scientists to ask for clearance from the PMO before speaking publicly.
The PMO has invested $15,000 plus in new equipment to self publish and self-broadcast.
When the PMO realised that Duffy might be tempted to talk to his old friends in the press, it aimed – as an internal email put it – "to prevent him from going squirrely in a bunch of weekend panel shows".
In an accompanying email at 12.15pm, the deputy secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Allan McKinnon, mentioned the Prime Minister's Office: "PMO says that AG can answer any questions on this issue now that they know the review team didn't receive it".
And for anyone still wondering, the PMO dinkus (the little identifying photo that sits on the top of emails) is still Malcolm Turnbull.
The Daily Telegraph snapper will replace Josh Wilson – aka "Hot Josh" in the press gallery – who has quit the PMO's office and gone to work for Channel Nine where he was once a cameraman.
