dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˈiːst tˈɪmoːɹs kɹˈaɪsɪs, sˈoːɹd ɡˈʌsmaʊ kəndˈʌktᵻd mˈiːdiːə ˈɪntɚvjˌuːz ænd mˈɛt ɔːstɹˈeɪliən tɹˈuːps ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbənd, hˌuː wʌz ɪmˈoʊbaɪl dˈuː tə bˈæk pˈeɪn.
During the 2006 East Timorese crisis, Sword Gusmão conducted media interviews and met Australian troops on behalf of her husband, who was immobile due to back pain.