Deal agreed for Australian forces to deploy in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says:
Australia has reached a deal with Baghdad for the deployment of about 200 of its special forces to assist Iraqi troops in their fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday. Ref. Source 2
A newly declassified report shows Australia joined 2003 Iraq War solely to boost ties with Bush :
It's one of many startling revelations in a 572-page, declassified internal report on the Iraq War obtained by Fairfax Media under freedom of information laws. Ref. Source 5h my head.com.au/interactive/2017/iraq-dossier/.