Archive of posts in the 'Freedom of Information' category
The Defence Department has admitted how badly it handled the issue of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq after the abuse...
Recently uncovered documents have linked an Australian soldier with the abuse of prisoners in Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail. The...
The Anzac spirit is one of tenacity, bravery and triumph against the odds. It also emphasises a fair go, honesty...
TWO portraits of Lieutenant-Colonel George O’Kane, the Australian military lawyer who was embedded in the US army’s detainee system in...
The Defence Department admitted how badly it had handled the Abu Ghraib issue, even as it was publicly defending its...
Secret Defence documents show an Australian officer, Major George O’Kane, was far more deeply involved in the operations of Abu Ghraib...
The Australian Government must establish a full and independent inquiry into the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) detention practices in Iraq...
When coalition forces invaded Iraq in April 2003 much was made of the early successes of Australian Special Forces troops....
Australia went to war in Afghanistan without a clear policy on how to deal with enemy detainees, secret papers reveal....
Confidential Defence documents reveal that Australia’s policies on handling captives in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2003 were so...
