HISTORICAL FACTS: Robert hill - Caught on Camera

Forgiveness ‘not a road I’ll ever walk’, says sister of IRA victim 40 years on

Elizabeth Woods’s brother, UDR soldier Private Robert Hill, was 22 when he was killed by an under car bomb.

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage

Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005.

The Conversation · Dec 31, 2025

Terrorism, Middle East and China top Howard concerns

Previously secret cabinet documents shed new light on the defence and national security decisions made by the Howard government, 20 years ago.

AAP · Dec 31, 2025

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 · Dec 31, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024

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 · Nov 26, 2024

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 · Mar 14, 2024

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 · Dec 31, 2023

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.

AAP · Dec 31, 2023

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 · Dec 31, 2023