The confidentiality period of cabinet documents from 2003 expires, revealing some of the deliberations of the then-Howard government — though the most sensitive discussions remain secret.
  • Cabinet documents from 2003 have been unsealed [by the National Archives of Australia, after the documents’ confidentiality period expired].
  • The documents reveal some of the high-level discussions of the government, including on the Iraq War.
  • Much of the deliberations on the war have been kept secret, despite the then-defence minister supporting their release.