The Howard government was slammed by its own departments over a plan to subject refugees to invasive strip searches, newly released documents show. The Howard government was warned it was teetering on the edge of the minimum human rights standards as it pushed for powers...
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Howard warned over human rights
The Howard government was warned it was teetering on the edge of the minimum human rights standards as it pushed for powers to strip search refugee detainees. The National Archive has released the 2000 cabinet papers, revealing the government’s response to a growing crisis in...
Inside Howard cabinet’s climate call
The dogged opposition of a key minister helped block an emissions trading scheme throughout the 2000s, paving the way for two decades of climate wars. Australia could have avoided two decades of climate wars had the Howard government pushed ahead with its majority view of...