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2007

Sep 13: Democrats Say Bush Failed To Provide Plans For Future Of Iraq
Sep 13: Bush Announces Withdrawal Of 20,000 Troops From Iraq; No Timeline For Remainder
Sep 05: APEC: John Howard and George Bush Joint Press Conference – Audio
Apr 10: Howard Announces Additional Troops To Afghanistan
Mar 31: Hicks To Serve 9 Months In Australian Jail; Will Be Released After Election; Gagged For 12 Months
Mar 21: Howard Admits Mistakes But Defends Iraq Commitment – Audio
Feb 23: War On Terror Is Battle Of Ideas: Cheney
Feb 16: US House of Representatives Passes Resolution Opposing Iraq Surge
Feb 15: Australia To Accept New American Military Base at Geraldton
Feb 14: US Ambassador Hasn’t Read ANZUS Treaty
Feb 13: Murdoch’s New York Post Supports Howard Against Obama
Feb 11: Howard Attacks Obama And US Democrats
Jan 10: Bush Announces Extra 20,000 Troops To Iraq

2006

2005

Dec 26: Governor-General Visits Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan And Persian Gulf
Dec 20: Liberal Party Touts It Achievements In 2005
Dec 18: Bush Claims Success In Iraq, Urges Resolve
Dec 17: Bush Defends Bugging Program
Dec 12: Howard Claims No ‘Underlying Racism’ In Australia; Cautions Against ‘Rush To Judgement’
Nov 17: Iraq A Flawed Policy Wrapped In Illusion: John Murtha
Nov 08: Howard Pays Tribute To ASIO And Police For Terror Arrests
Nov 02: Greens Condemn Secrecy, Abuse Of Parliament
Nov 02: Claiming ‘Potential Terrorist Threat’, Howard Rushes Amendment To Counter Terrorism Legislation
Oct 15: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Legislation (PDF) – the federal legislation posted on the ACT government website by the Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope
Aug 23: ‘Terrorism Repugnant To Islam’: Muslim Summit – Press Conference Audio
Aug 23: Muslim Summit Meets In Canberra
Jun 05: Defence Minister Hill Meets With US Counterpart Rumsfeld
Feb 02: US Democrats Respond To State Of The Union – Audio
Feb 02: State Of The Union Address: Full Text Of President Bush’s Speech – Audio
Jan 11: Habib To Be Released From Guantanamo Bay Without Charge After Three Years

2004

Dec 10: David Hicks Alleges Torture
Nov 12: Howard Comments On Whether Arafat Was A Terrorist
Nov 11: Downer Offers Condolences For Arafat, Calls For Renewed Peace Efforts
Oct 17: John Kerry For President: Compelling New York Times Editorial
Sep 29: Full Text and Audio of the First Bush-Kerry Presidential Debate
Apr 25: Hill Lauds Commitment As 13,000 Attend Anzac Service At Gallipoli
Apr 25: Baghdad Visit: As Goes Bush, So Goes Howard …Again
Apr 23: APJ: Inviting Bin Laden To The Oval Office – Jeff Koopersmith
Apr 16: “Gutsy” Australians Want To See Things Through: Howard On FOX News
Apr 14: Heads Up: Michael Moore On Bush’s Speech
Apr 14: President Bush’s Press Conference On Iraq – Audio
Apr 13: Howard Rejects Call For Royal Commission On Intelligence Services
Apr 11: A Message To America’s Students From Ralph Nader
Apr 10: White House Releases August 6, 2001 Intelligence Briefing On Bin Ladin
Apr 10: Howard Discusses Iraq Risk In Light Of Japanese Hostage Crisis
Apr 08: Condoleezza Rice’s Testimony To The National Commission On Terrorist Attacks
Apr 07: Labor And The World: Foreign Policy Speech By Mark Latham
Apr 05: Kennedy Says Iraq Is Bush’s Vietnam: “This Country Needs A New President”
Mar 24: Latham Should Reconsider Iraq Stand: Howard
Mar 14: Madrid Bombings Prompt Meeting Of Counter Terrorism Committee
Feb 05: Tenet Defends CIA Intelligence Role In Iraq War – Audio
Jan 24: Australia’s Defence Well Prepared, But ALP Would Make Us Vulnerable: Hill
Jan 16: Australian And U.S. Defence Chiefs Confer – Audio
Jan 14: Why Michael Moore Is Supporting Wesley Clark

2003

Dec 15: The Capture Of Saddam Has Not Made America Safer: Howard Dean
Nov 19: Defence Minister Meets With Rumsfeld
Nov 18: In Washington, Hill Discusses Iraq, North Korea And US Bases
Nov 06: U.S. Must Transform Middle East: Bush
Oct 23: Text and Audio of President Bush’s Address to the Australian Parliament
Oct 23: Text and Audio of Simon Crean’s Speech Welcoming Bush
Oct 23: Text and Audio of Howard’s Welcome to President Bush
Oct 23: ‘I Met The General That Handcuffed Him’: Howard Meets With Bush
Oct 22: Our One-Sided Commemorations: Communist Party
Oct 12: Text and Audio of John Howard’s Bali Memorial Service Address
Sep 30: Tony Blair’s Speech To The Labour Party Conference
Sep 24: United Nations Structure And Function Must Change: Downer
Sep 23: Bush Addresses Sullen United Nations
Aug 08: Crean Declines To Oppose Death Penalty For Amrozi
Aug 07: Howard Gives Support To Indonesian Death Penalty For Amrozi
Jul 28: The New Global Mosaic: Speech By Paul Keating
Jul 19: Satire: A Child’s Guide To United States Foreign Policy
Jul 17: Tony Blair’s Address To The United States Congress
May 03: Howard ‘A Man Of Steel’ Says Bush
May 03: America Deeply Grateful To Australia Says Bush
May 01: Bush Says Combat Operations In Iraq Have Ended
May 01: No Troops For Iraq After War: Howard
Apr 28: Hill Meets With Rumsfeld At Central Command
Apr 25: Sometimes No Alternative To War: Defence Minister
Apr 20: So Where Are They, Mr Blair?
Apr 15: Democracy Compromised By Fear And Hatred: Tim Robbins
Apr 03: War In Iraq: Daily Defence Briefing
Mar 28: Howard’s Comments Absurd and Inhumane: Brown
Mar 28: Howard Supports US ‘Supervision’ In Post-War Iraq
Mar 28: Text And Audio Of Australian Defence Force Daily Briefing
Mar 24: Text And Audio Of Australian Defence Force Daily Briefing
Mar 23: Howard Expresses Guarded Optimism Over Progress Of War In Iraq
Mar 22: Corporate America Divvies Up The Post-Saddam Spoils
Mar 21: Text And Audio Of Simon Crean’s Address To The Nation
Mar 20: Text And Audio Of Howard’s Address To The Nation On Iraq
Mar 20: The World Has Failed: Bob Brown
Mar 20: Saddam Hussein Appears On Iraqi Television To Condemn US Attack
Mar 20: Why Labor Does Not Support The War: Crean
Mar 20: Howard Confirms Australian Forces Engaged In Iraq Combat
Mar 20: Bush Announces Start Of Iraq War
Mar 16: Howard Targets Crean Over Iraq
Mar 16: Howard’s Behaviour A ‘Disgrace’ Says Crean
Mar 14: Crean Says Howard Failed To Make Case For War
Mar 13: Greens Say Speech Shows PM Is Out Of Touch
Mar 13: John Howard’s Address On Iraq To The National Press Club
Mar 13: Prepared Text Of Howard’s Address On Iraq
Mar 11: John Hewson, Former Liberal Leader, Attacks Howard Iraq Policy
Mar 10: Howard Explains Comments Linking Bali Bombings With Iraq
Mar 09: ‘Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Howard?’
Feb 25: The Case Against War: Bartlett Puts Australian Democrats Position
Feb 24: Text of the U.S.-British-Spanish Draft Resolution On Iraq
Feb 16: Satire: Iraq Explained
Feb 12: We Stand Passively Mute: Senator Robert Byrd
Feb 04: John Howard’s Address To Parliament On Iraq
Feb 01: Government Deploys RAAF To Middle East
Jan 31: European Leaders Say Defence Of Shared Values Depends On Unity With US
Jan 30: ALP Claims US Confirms Howard Has Committed Australia To War
Jan 28: Text And Audio Of President Bush’s State of the Union Address
Jan 28: Howard Says Report Shows Iraqi “Stubborn Non-Compliance, Indifference”
Jan 27: Blix Reports To United Nations On Iraq Weapons Inspections
Jan 26: Crean Says Howard Has ‘Gate-Crashed’ Iraq War And Ignored UN
Jan 24: No Fait Accompli Says Defence Minister
Jan 24: Howard’s Media Blitz To Justify Troop Deployment
Jan 23: You Should Not Be Going: Crean To Troops
Jan 23: Howard Farewells HMAS Kanimbla
Jan 23: Howard Denies Troop Deployment Is Premature
Jan 23: Democrats Oppose Troops To Iraq, Demand Recall Of Parliament
Jan 22: Deployment An Insult To Australian People: Greens
Jan 22: Howard Government To Send Troops To Persian Gulf
Jan 16: Australia Should Not Be Preparing For War: Crean
Jan 16: Australian Democrats’ Statements On Iraq
Jan 07: Don’t Let Iraq Become Australia’s New Vietnam: Brereton

2002

Dec 27: Howard Announces $15 Million Anti-Terrorist Advertising Campaign
Nov 24: Howard Gets Out His Dog-Whistle Again
Nov 08: Full Text Of UN Security Council Resolution 1441 On Iraq
Oct 18: Text of John Howard’s Bali Press Conference
Oct 18: Details Of National Memorial Service For Bali Victims
Oct 17: John Howard’s Address To Bali Memorial Service
Oct 17: Government Issues New Travel Warning For Indonesia
Oct 17: Defence Minister Questioned About Bali Attack Warnings
Oct 17: Cautious Crean Refuses To Criticise Government Over Bali Intelligence Warnings
Oct 17: Howard, Anderson And Crean Visit Bali
Oct 17: A National Day Of Mourning
Oct 15: Some Reflections On Bali And SIEVX: Tony Kevin
Oct 15: Sombre Question Time In Parliament
Oct 15: Howard Questioned About Bali Warnings
Oct 14: Defence Minister’s Speech On Bali Bombings
Oct 14: Federal Parliament Condemns Bali Attacks
Oct 14: Attacks On Mainland A Possibility: Howard
Oct 13: Simon Crean’s Statement On The Bali Attacks
Oct 13: Howard Responds To Terrorist Attack In Bali
Oct 11: Full Text Of Joint Resolution On Iraq Passed By The United States Congress
Oct 07: “Defiance, Deception And Bad Faith”: Bush Develops Case Against Hussein
Oct 03: White House Mood Is Bellicose: Senator Robert C. Byrd
Sep 25: Howard Meets With Blair
Sep 24: Text And Audio Of Tony Blair’s Statement To Parliament On Iraq
Sep 23: Al Gore Attacks Bush’s Iraq Policy
Sep 17: Senator Robert Ray’s Speech On Iraq
Sep 17: Text And Audio Of Simon Crean’s Response To Downer’s Statement To Parliament On Iraq
Sep 17: Text And Audio of Alexander Downer’s Statement To Parliament On Iraq
Sep 14: Library Of Congress To Archive Sep 11 Coverage By australianpolitics.com
Sep 12: Iraq A Grave And Gathering Danger: Bush Speech To United Nations
Sep 12: Kofi Annan Pleads For UN Role In Iraq
Sep 11: A Moment Of Silence Before I Start This Poem
Sep 11: Bush’s September 11 Address From Ellis Island, New York City
Sep 10: Hell Bent On War – Communist Party of Australia Viewpoint on Iraq
Aug 26: Cheney: Old Doctrines Of Security Do Not Apply
Jun 24: Bush Calls For New Palestinian Leadership
Jun 06: Bush Announces Government Restructuring
May 20: Defence, Border Protection And The Budget
Apr 29: Australian Democrats’ Statement on Terrorism Legislation
Apr 29: Explanatory Memorandum On Terrorism Legislation
Mar 11: Remarks By President Bush On Six-Month Anniversary Of September 11
Jan 29: Full Text And Audio Of President Bush’s State Of The Union Address
Jan 05: Bush Talks Tough On Terrorism And Economy

2001

Dec 24: TIME Magazine Names Guiliani Person Of The Year
Dec 14: The Struggle For The Soul Of The 21st Century – Bill Clinton
Dec 06: Attorney-General John Ashcroft’s Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Dec 02: Alarm Grows In USA Over Administration’s Attitude To Terrorism Laws
Oct 25: Howard’s Speech To The Australian Defence Association
Oct 17: Text Of Howard Announcement Of Troops Deployment
Oct 17: Australian Troops To Be Sent To Afghanistan
Oct 08: Howard Discusses US Retaliatory Strikes
Oct 07: Listen To Tony Blair’s Comments On The US Strikes
Oct 07: President Bush’s Address on Retaliatory Strikes Against Afghanistan or Audio
Oct 07: Bush Launches Attacks On Afghanistan
Oct 05: Bush Announces Aid For Afghanistan
Oct 02: Tony Blair’s Speech to the Labour Party Conference
Sep 20: Bush’s Address to the Joint Houses of Congress
Sep 20: Bush To Say “Either You Are With Us, Or You Are With The Terrorists”
Sep 19: The Australian Ugliness: Terrorism, Asylum-Seekers, Fear And Politics
Sep 17: Bush Says Bin Laden Wanted “Dead Or Alive”
Sep 17: Alternative Views of “America’s War”
Sep 15: Bush Warns Of Long Battle Against Terrorism
Sep 15: Listen to Bush’s Radio Address
Sep 15: Congress Passes Joint Resolution Authorizing Use Of Force
Sep 15: Congressional Joint Resolution On Terrorism
Sep 14: Bush: “This Conflict Will End In A Way And At An Hour Of Our Choosing”
Sep 14: Crisis Mood Spreading In America; Vice-President Taken Out Of Washington
Sep 13: US Politicians Crank Up “War” Rhetoric
Sep 13: Bush Promises To Win War Against Terrorism
Sep 13: Bush Proclaims National Day Of Prayer and Remembrance
Sep 12: Osama Bin Laden – Background Information
Sep 12: An Unfathomable Attack – New York Times editorial
Sep 12: We Were Attacked Because We Are Good – John McCain
Sep 12: President Bush’s Address to the Nation
Sep 12: Hijacked Passengers Called Families To Say Good-Bye
Sep 12: Statement by Peter Beattie on CHOGM and Terrorism
Sep 12: CHOGM To Go Ahead In Shadow Of Terrorist Attacks
Sep 12: World Trade Centre Details
Sep 12: Sep 11: Day Of Infamy
Sep 11: Full Text of President Bush’s Address on Terrorist Attacks
Sep 11: Bush: Evil, Despicable Terror Will Not Go Unpunished
Sep 11: World Trade Centre Towers Collapse After Aircraft Hit
Sep 11: U.S. Attacked

Archived Posts

Terrorism Incident: Albanese, Kershaw and Burgess Speak April 16, 2024
Brandis Announces New Anti-Terror Laws; Control Orders To Apply To 14-Year-Olds; Indefinite Detention For Convicted Terrorists September 11, 2016
We Cannot Be Complacent: Malcolm Turnbull On Orlando Shootings June 13, 2016
COAG Discussions Focus On Terrorism, Federation And Taxation October 10, 2014
Shorten Gives ALP Support To Iraq Commitment; Greens Opposed October 3, 2014
Abbott Government Commits Defence Aircraft To Coalition Airstrikes Against ISIL In Iraq October 3, 2014
Senate President Announces Decision On Covered Visitors To Parliament House October 2, 2014
Truss And Shorten Address Parliament On Shooting Of Melbourne Teenager September 24, 2014
From The Fringe: Sen. Jacqui Lambie’s Tirade Against Sharia Law September 24, 2014
Melissa Parke’s Speech On Iraq; ALP Member Questions Commitment September 22, 2014
Shorten Maintains Support For Abbott Government On Iraq; Also Outlines Conditions September 22, 2014
Tony Abbott Statement On National Security: “Balance Between Freedom And Security Will Have To Shift” September 22, 2014
Abbott Says Federal Police Now Handling External And Internal Security At Parliament House September 19, 2014
Islamic State Beheadings Plot Alleged Following Terrorist Raid Arrests In Sydney And Brisbane September 18, 2014
ALP Supports Military Commitment To Iraq, Greens Opposed September 14, 2014
Combat Aircraft To Join Coalition Against ISIL; Advisers But No Combat Troops; Australia Responds To US Request September 14, 2014
Abbott: Keeping Our Country As Safe As Possible September 13, 2014
Terror Alert Raised To High; Abbott Says No Imminent Threats But People With Intent And Capability Are Here September 12, 2014
Terrorism Threats: ASIO Director-General David Irvine Addresses National Press Club August 27, 2014
Attorney-General George Brandis Stumbles In Metadata Interview August 6, 2014
Shorten Says Brandis Has Been Humiliated By Cabinet Over 18C Repeal August 5, 2014
Abbott Kills 18C Repeal; New Counter-Terrorism Measures To Cost $630m Over Four Years August 5, 2014
Gillard Releases National Security Strategy January 23, 2013
DPP Drops Confiscation Proceedings Against David Hicks July 24, 2012
Channel 10 News Remembers The Night of September 11 September 11, 2011
The Death of Osama bin Laden: Gillard Comments May 2, 2011
Obama Announces US Has Found And Killed Osama bin Laden May 1, 2011
Terrorism, Policing & The Media: Controversial Keelty Speech January 29, 2008
War On Terror Is Battle Of Ideas: Cheney February 23, 2007
U.S. Ambassador Hasn’t Read ANZUS Treaty February 14, 2007
Bush Claims Success In Iraq, Urges Resolve December 18, 2005
Bush Defends Bugging Program December 17, 2005
Howard Pays Tribute To ASIO And Federal Police For Terror Arrests November 8, 2005
Greens Condemn Secrecy, Abuse Of Parliament November 2, 2005
Howard Rushes Amendment To Counter Terrorism Legislation November 2, 2005
Habib To Be Released From Guantanamo Bay Without Charge After Three Years January 11, 2005
Australian Government Statement On Death Of Yasser Arafat November 12, 2004
The Fight For Our Future: Sunday Herald-Sun October 3, 2004
Jeff Koopersmith: When A Tough Guy President Fails April 23, 2004
White House Releases August 6, 2001 Intelligence Briefing On Bin Laden April 10, 2004
Condoleezza Rice’s Testimony To The National Commission On Terrorist Attacks April 8, 2004
Madrid Bombings Prompt Meeting Of Counter Terrorism Committee March 14, 2004
President Bush Addresses Australian Parliament; Greens Ejected October 23, 2003
John Howard Address At Bali Memorial Service October 12, 2003
Howard Gives Support To Indonesian Death Penalty For Amrozi August 7, 2003
Security Fundamental To The Cause Of Labor: Latham May 20, 2003
Howard ‘A Man Of Steel’ Says Bush May 3, 2003
ALP Proposes Office Of National Security December 10, 2002
Despite Bali, Stay Engaged With Asia: Costello October 16, 2002
Text of Joint Resolution On Iraq Passed By The U.S. Congress October 11, 2002
The National Security Strategy Of The United States Of America September 20, 2002
Saddam Hussein: A Decade Of Deception And Defiance September 12, 2002
Howard Addresses Joint Meeting of US Congress June 12, 2002
As 9/11 Investigations Mount, Bush Creates Homeland Security Department June 6, 2002
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 April 29, 2002
Democrats: You Do Not Have The Right To Remain Silent April 29, 2002
John Howard Addresses Liberal Party Federal Council; Emphasises Defence And Terror Issues April 14, 2002
Bill Clinton: The Struggle for the Soul of the 21st Century December 14, 2001
Justice Deformed: New York Times On War And The Constitution December 2, 2001
Tony Blair: Let Us Re-Order This World Around Us October 2, 2001
Bush Says Terrorism Will Go The Way Of Fascism, Nazism And Totalitarianism: Into History’s Unmarked Grave Of Discarded Lies September 20, 2001
U.S. Congress Authorises Use Of Force Against Terrorists September 14, 2001
U.S. Attacks: Government Invokes ANZUS Treaty September 14, 2001
Peter Beattie’s Ministerial Statement On US Terrorist Attacks September 12, 2001
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: A DAY OF INFAMY September 12, 2001
Evil, Despicable Acts Of Terror: Bush September 11, 2001
TERRORIST ATTACKS ON USA September 11, 2001
U.S.A. Under Attack September 11, 2001