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Australia kept quiet about early deployment of forces ahead of Iraq war, cabinet papers show

The Howard government sent military personnel to the Middle East well before officially authorising Australia’s involvement

The Guardian - AU

Howard confronts Iraq War call as documents unearthed

Previously secret documents show concerns over a wheat scandal derailing Australia's commercial interests and plans to reshape Iraq as a free-market haven.

AAP

Police say FBI agent sexually assaulted 2 women after promise of free tattoos, modeling

Police say an FBI agent charged in Maryland with sexually assaulting two women contacted his alleged victims through social media with a promise to give them free tattoos and modeling work

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FBI agent acquitted of attempted murder in 2020 train shooting is arrested on rape charges

Eduardo Valdivia was cleared of attempted murder for a shooting a man is now accused of sexually assaulting two women

The Independent UK

Cabinet papers from Iraq war period show Howard government saw access to Middle East oil as a key national interest

Newly released documents also reveal worries that reducing troop levels in Iraq would squander ‘the benefits’ to US-Australia alliance

The Guardian - AU

Australia went to war in Iraq based on ‘oral reports’ to cabinet from John Howard

Cabinet papers from 2003 show there was no formal submission before decision was taken to join US-led ‘coalition of the willing’

The Guardian - AU

Right decision: minister stands by Iraq invasion call

Previously secret cabinet documents have revealed discussions inside the government before Australia committed to the Iraq War.

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Howard's key role in quashing emissions trading scheme

The reason Australia rejected a significant climate change adaptation plan has been revealed in federal cabinet documents released after a 20-year embargo.

AAP

Iraq invasion and carbon crusade in 2003 cabinet papers

High-level discussions about Australia's decision to enter the Iraq War and a deadly virus that swept the world have been revealed in cabinet papers from 2003.

AAP

Sliding doors: cabinet papers reveal how close Coalition came to endorsing emissions trading in 2003

The Howard government drafted a statement declaring its support for an emissions trading scheme before abruptly changing course

The Guardian - AU

‘Enough is enough’: former Coalition environment minister joins push for a national ban on native forest logging

Robert Hill, Peter Garrett and former state ministers back teal MP Sophie Scamps’ call on all governments to work together on transition

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: documents detail key players behind vast Australian fossil fuel expansion

Former politicians and executives have propelled the Northern Territory’s Middle Arm hub from dream to likely realisation

The Guardian - AU

Tampa, Bali bombings, 9/11 and the Kyoto Protocol: today's cabinet paper release shows what worried Australia in 2002

Every year, the National Archives of Australia releases the cabinet records from 20 years earlier, and this year’s batch is out today.

The Conversation

Sergeant Major tasked with making sure his men didn't drink too much got so drunk at Oktoberfest bash he soiled his lederhosen

Michael Ransley was supposed to be 'responsible for setting and maintaining standards' but disgraced himself

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Royal Navy commander fined for slapping female RAF officer on the bottom and telling colleagues 'this one's beautiful'

Lieutenant Commander Garry Storey was 'very, very drunk' in an officers' mess on the Falkland Islands

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