The government could use the precedent established by the Howard government in 2000. In that year, the Howard government made public, in advance of the then 30-year rule, historical records on Australia and East Timor between 1974 and 1976.
Australia on Friday said it was axing a billion-dollar plan to develop a series of space satellites, as it tries to cut costs amid an economic slowdown and cost-of-living crisis.
Australia's new federal ministry was sworn into office on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointing a record number of women to a diverse cabinet team that includes religious minorities and Indigenous Aboriginals.