Veterans call on prime minister to release official war histories

Key points

• The RSL, Legacy and the Australian War Memorial are calling for the release of official histories covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The four Middle East volumes were commissioned in 2015 and completed in 2023, but none have been published.
• RSL national president Peter Tinley said veterans want the government to honour their service through an official record. The histories must be cleared by government departments before publication, and the process has been slow.
• The government did not answer questions about the delay.