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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rod McGuirk

FOUND: Australia launches inquiry into why cabinet documents relating to iraq war remain secret | Mind Blowing Facts

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered an inquiry into why 20-year-old Cabinet documents relating to Australia joining the United States-led Iraq invasion remain secret, saying Wednesday that Australians have a right to know why their country went to war in 2003.

On Monday, the National Archives of Australia released 2003 Cabinet records in keeping with an annual Jan. 1 practice following the expiration of a 20-year secrecy provision.

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