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A jubilant John Howard in 1996, after securing a 45-seat majority.

A jubilant John Howard in 1996, after securing a 45-seat majority. Source: AAP

The inner workings of the Howard Government have been revealed in thousands of pages of declassified cabinet papers from 1996 and 1997. The 20-year-old documents reveal the cabinet's internal discussions about issues that still dominate politics today, from migration to climate change.


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The inner workings of the Howard Government have been revealed in thousands of pages of declassified cabinet papers from 1996 and 1997. The 20-year-old documents reveal the cabinet's internal discussions about issues that still dominate politics today, from migration to climate change.



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