Rudd reiterates: get out of Syria

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has reiterated his warning for Australians to get the hell out of Syria.

the situation in Syria is continuing to evolve and Australia, which is to chair the UN Security Council from Sunday, remains in close consultation with allies around the world, Mr Rudd says.

The United States has released an intelligence report expressing "high confidence" the Syrian regime launched a chemical onslaught in the suburbs of Damascus last week, killing 1429 people, including at least 426 children.

Work in New York on the preparation of a security resolution "is increasingly problematic" because there are a range of views on the council on the best way forward, Mr Rudd told reporters in Darwin on Saturday.

Australia believes there is overwhelming evidence that chemical weapons were used, and that the Syrian regime was responsible, the prime minister said.

"I emphasise again. If there are any Australians currently in Syria just to get the hell out of there. It is not the time to be fooling around," he said.

Mr Rudd said it was critical for Australians in the middle east to pay attention to Australian government travel advisories.

Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne told reporters in Sydney she did not support the idea of Australia taking presidency of the security council "and then trying to go around the security council to back a pre-emptive strike by the United States".

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has accused Kevin Rudd of exaggerating Australia's role in the Syrian crisis.

The Labor leader hit back, accusing his opponent of a lack of foreign policy experience.

Senator Milne said whoever becomes prime minister of Australia next weekend is going to have an added level of responsibility with the Security Council and presidency of the G20.

"That means Australia has an unprecedented level of involvement and influence," she told reporters in Sydney.

"We've not seen Tony Abbott's capacity in that regard but I'm not going to condemn either of them in that regard because I think everybody knows Australia has to step up."

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