The Howard government viewed the deadly Bali bombings as more serious for Australia’s national security than the 9/11 attacks, and raced to boost funding for intelligence agencies, former minister Amanda Vanstone says.
The largest loss of Australian lives in a terrorism incident, the October 2002 bombings at popular nightspots in Bali killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
