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Previously secret 2003 cabinet documents reveal high-level conversations prior to Australia joining Iraq War

www.abc.net.au Previously secret 2003 cabinet documents reveal high-level conversations prior to Australia joining Iraq War

The confidentiality period of cabinet documents from 2003 expires, revealing some of the deliberations of the then-Howard government — though the most sensitive discussions remain secret.

  • Cabinet documents from 2003 have been unsealed [by the National Archives of Australia, after the documents' confidentiality period expired].
  • The documents reveal some of the high-level discussions of the government, including on the Iraq War.
  • Much of the deliberations on the war have been kept secret, despite the then-defence minister supporting their release.
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