Afghanistan Inquiry Communication Documents 659/25/26 – Document (pdf, 3.06 Mb)

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This FOI release contains Defence communications strategy documents prepared in May 2020 regarding public disclosure of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) Afghanistan Inquiry report. The documents establish the communication framework for releasing inquiry findings, designating the Chief of the Defence Force (General Angus Campbell) as the Defence spokesperson. The strategy outlines a media conference at Russell Offices with a one-hour journalist "lock-up" period to review select documents before the CDF's prepared statement and Q&A session. Documents were to be made publicly available on Defence's Afghanistan Inquiry website. The communications approach was cleared through multiple levels of Defence leadership including the Vice Chief of Defence Force and First Assistant Secretary for Ministerial and Executive Communication. Substantial portions are redacted under section 47E(d) (legal professional privilege) and section 22 (personal information), limiting visibility of specific inquiry details, contact information, and certain strategic advice contained in