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Paul Osborne

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Bali bombings were a security wake up call | History Defined

The Bali bombings were a bigger wake-up call for national security in Australia than September 11. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Bali bombings were a bigger wake-up call for security and defence in Australia than September 11, a former senior minister has declared.

Documents released after 20 years show the cabinet under then prime minister John Howard spent a year wrestling with issues surrounding the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

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