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The world has lost a dissenting voice: Australian journalist John Pilger has died, age 84

John Pilger, a giant of journalism born in Australia in 1939, has died at the age of 84, according to a statement released online by his family.

The Conversation

Greens demand full release of government documents on ‘disastrous’ decision to join Iraq invasion

Nick McKim says national security committee documents used to justify the war may answer questions about momentous foreign policy decision

The Guardian - AU

Cabinet papers 2003: Howard government sends Australia into the Iraq war

By far the most significant decision the Howard government made in 2003 was to support the invasion of Iraq. Journalists and historians have long maintained there was no submission to full cabinet weighing the pros and cons of the Australian intervention. Cabinet papers from 2003 released today by the National…

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Morrison government failed to give Howard-era national security cabinet papers to national archives

The department of prime minister and cabinet blamed ‘administrative oversights’ for the missing records

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

How 2003 decision helped lay foundations for the voice

The abolition of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body in the early 2000s paved the way for one of the most important political events of 2023.

AAP

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

Funding the 12-metre platypus, and other decisions that troubled the Howard government

The 2003 cabinet papers reveal debates ranging from privatisation and workplace relations to spam and the World Expo in Japan

The Guardian - AU

Howard government worked with Canada to oppose UN declaration on Indigenous rights

Cabinet papers from 2003 show the government pursued talks without consulting peak Indigenous body – which it then abolished

The Guardian - AU

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

Year in pictures: March 2023

See March through the eyes of Canberra Times photographers.

The Canberra Times

Ita Buttrose rallies ABC staff in Christmas message while Murdoch’s annual party goes missing

Conservative festive fixtures in short supply as public broadcasting boss warns staff against complacency. Plus: the West Australian v Margot Robbie

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Crikey

Life, death and everything in between: Crikey readers weigh in on long COVID, voluntary assisted dying

According to Crikey readers, VAD is a right that no-one should have the gall to deny Australians. Plus are you still wearing a mask?

Crikey

Coalition delivers the same old tired nuclear talking points at COP28

With a heavy sigh, Crikey once again delves into the most pointless ritual in Australian public policy — the nuclear energy ‘debate’.

Crikey

John Howard’s legacy thwarts progress on voluntary assisted dying

The former PM very deliberately introduced legislation to make it a federal crime to help someone commit suicide.

The Conversation

Happy birthday AUD: how our Australian dollar was floated, 40 years ago this week

These days, we take for granted that the value of the Australian dollar fluctuates against other currencies, changing thousands of times a day and at times jumping or falling quite a lot in the space of a week.

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The Guardian - AU

After all those dole diaries and ‘mutual obligations’, it turns out Australia’s privatised employment services don’t work

This is another legacy of John Howard and the neoliberal ideology he and his fans pursued despite the evidence

Crikey

22bn tonnes of CO2 emissions on the cards

If the Labor government approves the 30 coal and gas projects on the table it could put 22 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and Anthony Albanese has mocked the 15-strong Coalition group that attended the ‘cooker fest’ in London last month.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: As Albanese's fortunes slide, people start to wonder what sort of PM Peter Dutton might make

Peter Dutton has his tail up, but he’s being careful to manage expectations. As the opposition celebrates its suddenly improved fortunes, Dutton told the party room this week that inevitably the government would recalibrate over the summer break.

AAP

Former Australian leaders pay tribute to Kissinger

Ex-prime ministers John Howard and Paul Keating have paid tribute to Henry Kissinger, who forged US foreign policy during key moments of the 20th century.

Crikey

Labor needs to heed the overseas warning signs and get control of immigration

The right isn’t very good at border control, but it’s great at convincing voters it is. That spells trouble for Labor as economic insecurity drives a backlash against migration.

Crikey

The full list of Coalition MPs who went to hang out with Jordan Peterson

We’ve previously noted the Australian connections with Jordan Peterson’s Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Turns out there are even more.

GamesRadar

Exploring the unlikely development of Halo – from RTS to third-person, Mac to console, concept to an Edge magazine perfect 10

Interview | Marcus Lehto talks Edge magazine through the history of one of the biggest, most recognized names in video games

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