Tariffs, Iraq & the man of steel
By Greg Poropat President Trump’s recent threat to impose tariffs on Australian steel imports into the United States is not the first time Australia has faced…
20 years on questions persist about the Iraq Cabinet Papers
The Howard government was preparing for war a year before the final decision. How did senior public servants conclude that Australia’s involvement was legal under…
Questions continue over the Iraq Cabinet Papers
By Alison Broinowski The investigation ordered by the Prime Minister into 78 cabinet documents missing since 2003 has produced some revelations about Australia’s invasion of Iraq.…
The four reasons there were no ‘lessons learnt’ from Iraq about futile wars
By Alison Broinowski - This article was first published in The Canberra Times The cabinet papers released by the National Archives always keep Australian media…
Cabinet Papers – 20 years on, still no transparency
The release today of cabinet documents from the Howard government in 2003 has failed to clarify exactly how the government decided to send Australian troops to…
Iraq War 20th Anniversary – John Howard
A message from 'the other' John Howard, the actor There is no doubt in my mind that when Australia goes to war, our people are at…
Deferring Democracy: The Iraq War and the Future of Australia’s War Powers
by Tom Mullins Next month marks eighteen years since the US-led offensive descended on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Australia’s entry into the war continues…