Timor-Leste

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Timor-Leste says China does not want to develop security infrastructure over fears of Australia... China Australia 6mos
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Timor-Leste president hits back at Australian criticism of new partnership with China China Australia 6mos
East Timor denies security part of high-level agreement with China China Australia Indonesia 6mos
Labor gives parliament only limited powers to examine unlawful spying after Timor-Leste scandal 7mos
UK accused of unlawful crackdown on visitors from Timor-Leste UK 8mos
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'Come back and shoot all of us.' Manuela's horrific story is not isolated. Why don't more Austr... China Indonesia 8mos
‘Not in the spirit of our friendship’: Penny Wong concedes past Australian wrongs in Timor-Lest... Australia 9mos
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Xanana Gusmao's party wins Timor-Leste election but falls short of majority 10mos
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Former guerrilla fighter Xanana Gusmao in prime spot to take Timor-Leste's election 10mos
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Armanda was taken hostage and raped as a teenager. Today, Timor-Leste is free and she's not afr... 10mos
First a helping hand to rebuild a ravaged nation, now a friendship blossoming in song Australia 11mos
In pictures: Solar eclipse captivates onlookers in Australia and beyond Australia Indonesia 11mos
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This book is an official history of Australia's role in Timor-Leste. So why is the government i... Australia 1yr
'She never let-up': Shirley Shackleton remembered for fearless campaign to bring her husband's... Australia 1yr
Timor-Leste independence hero sanctioned by Vatican over sexual assault allegations 1yr
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Australia lags behind New Zealand, Taiwan and Timor-Leste on World Press Freedom Index Australia Taiwan New Zealand 1yr
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Timor-Leste to go to the polls again after failing to elect a new leader in presidential electi... 2yrs
East Timor votes for a new president amid political deadlock 2yrs
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Court documents claim Australia may have bugged Timor-Leste political leaders in 2000 — years b... Australia 2yrs
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Alexander Downer called Timor-Leste an ‘open book’ for Australia in 2000, tribunal hears Australia 2yrs
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Cabinet documents reveal Australia’s interest in oil and gas before Timor-Leste bugging Australia 2yrs
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American ex-priest in Timor-Leste guilty of sex abuse, sentenced to 12 years in prison US 2yrs
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You don't have to brave Antarctic seas to see blue whales. In Timor-Leste, you can watch them f... 2yrs
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Maria Jose survived a massacre 30 years ago. She wants the world to remember those who didn't. Australia 2yrs
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Basilo do Birthday died, Bishop of the second largest city of Timor-Leste 2yrs
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Acclaimed filmmaker Max Stahl dies after long illness Indonesia 2yrs
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Prosecution of Bernard Collaery an ‘insult’ to Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão says Australia 2yrs
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Ben Farinazzo never thought he'd see a baby he helped deliver again. Social media had other ide... 2yrs
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Australia seeking revenge on whistleblower who exposed East Timor espionage Australia 2yrs
Rex Patrick launches bid to make government reveal long-secret cabinet documents on Timor-Leste Australia 2yrs
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Timor-Leste detects first domestic transmission of COVID-19 Delta variant Indonesia 2yrs
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John Howard likely to give evidence at Bernard Collaery trial, Rex Patrick tells parliament Australia 2yrs
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WHO official says NT's expiring AstraZeneca doses could be sent to Timor-Leste Australia 2yrs
José Ramos-Horta calls on Timor-Leste to award Australia’s Witness K top honour Australia 2yrs
Witness K spared jail after pleading guilty to breaching secrecy laws over Timor-Leste bugging 2yrs
‘Scapegoating’: protesters to gather at Australian parliament before Witness K sentencing Australia 2yrs
Australian in intensive care in Darwin after contracting COVID-19 in Timor-Leste Australia 2yrs
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‘A ticking time bomb’: Timor-Leste begins to reckon with alleged Catholic church sex abuse 2yrs
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Timor-Leste workers head home after 19 months stuck in Australia Australia 2yrs
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'It's urgent': Australia's Timorese community pleads for faster flood disaster response Australia 3yrs
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Xanana Gusmão slaps mourners and sleeps in street outside Timor-Leste hospital in Covid-19 prot... 3yrs
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Timor-Leste floods spark 'overwhelming' response from families and community in Darwin 3yrs
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'Dad, I'm going to die soon': Tales of love and loss in flood-ravaged Timor-Leste 3yrs
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‘When I woke, the house was full of water’: daunting cleanup follows Timor-Leste floods Indonesia 3yrs
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Timor-Leste to begin COVID vaccine rollout as clean up from fatal floods continues 3yrs
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Death toll in Indonesia and Timor-Leste from catastrophic floods rises to 157 Indonesia 3yrs
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At least 27 dead, including six children, after floods in Timor-Leste Australia 3yrs
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At least 21 dead, including six children, after floods in Timor-Leste Australia 3yrs
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More than 50 die in flash floods in Indonesia and Timor-Leste Indonesia 3yrs
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Severe floods hit Timor-Leste capital Dili in Easter disaster 3yrs
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Floods, landslides kill dozens in Indonesia and Timor-Leste Indonesia 3yrs
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Fears as Australia's neighbours PNG, Timor-Leste face growing COVID outbreaks Australia Papua New Guinea 3yrs
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Timor-Leste imposes first coronavirus lockdown over outbreak fears Indonesia 3yrs
How tiny Timor-Leste kept the coronavirus at bay 3yrs
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Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery wins international free speech prize UK Australia 3yrs
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Secrecy in trial of Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery an offence against open justice: law coun... 3yrs
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Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste - UCA News US 3yrs
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Australia's global aid budget falls – but Pacific and Timor-Leste get a Covid fighting fund Australia 3yrs
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José Ramos-Horta urges Australia to drop Witness K and Bernard Collaery prosecution Australia 3yrs
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Minister of Petroleum says that policy in Timor has placed ″ the cart before the horse ″ 3yrs
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Witness K and the Australian spying operation that continues to betray Timor-Leste Australia 3yrs
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Timor-Leste: court upholds Australian government refusal to release documents on Indonesia's in... Australia Indonesia 3yrs
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Australia urged to return $5bn to Timor-Leste and launch royal commission Australia 4yrs
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African swine fever: the deadly virus that has landed on Australia's doorstep Australia 4yrs
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A pig-killing disease is now on Australia's doorstep Australia 4yrs
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Video shows tender goodbye between dying Indonesian PM and Timor-Leste leader Indonesia 4yrs
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Crossbench senator pushes to fix 'shameful' historic wrong against Timor-Leste Australia 4yrs
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East Timor independence: a short history of a long and brutal struggle – video Indonesia 4yrs
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Timor-Leste: Between hope and unease 20 years after referendum 4yrs
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US knew Indonesia intended to stop East Timorese independence 'through terror and violence' US Indonesia 4yrs
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Almost all of Timor-Leste without light due to malfunction in main power station 4yrs
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Witness K to plead guilty in Timor-Leste spying case but lawyer to fight charges 4yrs
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Timor-Leste and Australia have little to celebrate if Witness K and Bernard Collaery are not fr... Australia 4yrs
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Timor-Leste rejects report it is taking $16bn loan from China's Exim bank for gas project China 4yrs
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Severe earthquake felt in several areas of Timor-Leste 4yrs
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Australian crocodiles blamed for spate of deaths in Timor-Leste Australia 4yrs
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Witness K lawyer say raids on media show Australia is becoming 'oppressive democracy' Australia 4yrs
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Timor-Leste is Completely Hostage to Airline Gangsters - Visit East Timor Australia Indonesia 4yrs
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Portuguese Scientist Discovers New Specie in Timor-Leste Caves Portugal 4yrs
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Timor-Leste oil revenue question must wait until after election, Labor says 4yrs
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Former Timor-Leste leader expects Australia to pay back 'millions' in oil revenue Australia 4yrs
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Former Timor-Leste leader expects Australia to pay back 'millions' in oil revenue Australia 4yrs
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Australia will pay back Timor-Leste's oil revenue, Jose Ramos-Horta says Australia 4yrs
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Australia accused of 'siphoning' millions in Timor-Leste oil revenue Australia 5yrs
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Former judge says delays in Witness K case an 'abandonment' of open and fair justice 5yrs
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DNA testing aims to determine if Australian crocodiles are swimming to Timor-Leste Australia 5yrs
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Crocodiles swimming across from the NT may be to blame for huge spike in Timor-Leste croc attac... 5yrs
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'Not even the Chinese will bankroll it': Timor Leste moves ahead with controversial gas hub China 5yrs
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'Not even the Chinese will bankroll it'': Timor Leste moves ahead with controversial gas hub China 5yrs
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Secret Witness K brief to be debated in closed court, magistrate rules 5yrs
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Pacific Island nations fear Australia’s visa changes will disadvantage their economies Australia 5yrs
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Trial of former Australian spy could hear evidence in secret Australia 5yrs
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Witness K lawyers in fight to head off closed court hearing Australia 5yrs
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Witness K case: watchdog investigates Australia's spying on Timor-Leste Australia 5yrs
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Crossbench MPs confirm push for federal anti-corruption commission Australia 5yrs
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"We must recognize Indonesia's willingness to accept Timor-Leste because it could have sabotage... Indonesia 5yrs
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Timor-Leste buys stake in Greater Sunrise fields, pushes for LNG pipeline 5yrs
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Labor MP Julian Hill criticises Witness K prosecution 5yrs
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Witness K spy row reaches court amid calls for charges to be dropped Australia 5yrs
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Witness K scandal: Bernard Collaery given jail warning ahead of book release 5yrs
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