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US President George W. Bush and John Howard took us to war in Iraq in 2003.

Staying the course: Howard rolled Defence plan to cut Iraq presence

Seven months after the invasion of Iraq, the Defence Department said it was time to cut Australia’s troop presence. Secret documents reveal how the plan was thwarted.

  • Shane Wright and Matthew Knott

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A young girl and her baby sister emerge from the heat and smoke from a petrochemical plant near their family farm, just north of the Iraq-Kuwait border.

Ex-ASIO chief called in after 11th hour discovery of missing Iraq War secret papers

On March 18, 2003, John Howard committed Australia to war in Iraq, but the key advice relied upon by the national security committee is missing from recently released cabinet papers.

  • Shane Wright
Twenty years ago, the US launched an invasion of Iraq.
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The false promise of the Iraq War and the millions left displaced

The United States was convinced Iraq was in possession of WMDs – and so did other international leaders who helped in the invasion.

  • Tom Compagnoni
An American soldier in Baghdad in 2003.

How the US broke Iraq: A generational mistake that killed 306,000 civilians

The consensus now, even among formerly hawkish Republicans, is that the United States should never have invaded Iraq 20 years ago.

  • Ishaan Tharoor
A mockup of a pigeon with a camera attached on display at the museum.

The CIA has built a museum but don’t expect them to let you in

The museum features gadgets such as a polygraph machine in a briefcase, a communication device disguised as a tobacco pipe, and pigeon-carried cameras

  • Gillian Brockell
Peter Malinauskas pool photo attracted national attention.

Male politicians are trading on their looks - lucky for them, they can afford to

Men in politics, unlike women, can play on their good looks, knowing they will never be punished for them.

  • Jacqueline Maley
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The first Tomahawk missile to be fired into Iraq is launched from the USS Bunker Hill.

From the Archives, 2003: Invasion begins, US missiles blitz Baghdad

The invasion of Iraq began when at least five cruise missiles slammed into the heart of Baghdad.

  • Paul McGeough and Lindsay Murdoch
Front cover of The Sydney Morning Herald on January 28, 1991

From the Archives, 1991: Saddam sets Gulf ablaze

The US had accused Iraq of "environmental terrorism" after millions of barrels of Kuwaiti crude flooded into the Persian Gulf.

  • Tony Walker
Tim Smith's latest social media attack on Premier Daniel Andrews has been labelled "tasteless".

Liberal MP denies his 'catch and kill' cards incite violence

Victorian Liberal Tim Smith uses relentless social media campaigns to attack Premier Daniel Andrews and Labor. But has he gone too far this time?

  • Tony Wright

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