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Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, from left, applauds as Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Timor Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao and ASEAN’S Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn shake hands during the signing ceremony of the Declaration on the Admission of East Timor into ASEAN at the 47th ASEAN summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP

‘When the hangover ends, hard work continues’: Timor-Leste welcomed in from geopolitical wilds

As Donald Trump descended towards Malaysia, tiny Timor-Leste was making its own history.

  • Zach Hope

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Luis recounted that he was forced to move the burnt remains Balibo five who were killed by Indonesian special forces in 1975.

As pain and unanswered questions linger, a plea to ‘remember the Balibo Five forever’

There are few living witnesses of the events surrounding the murder of the five young journalists, but one shares his story for the first time.

  • Kate Aubusson and Kate Geraghty
A market at the village of Lospalos in the east of Timor-Leste.

Trump pointed the finger at a country where the average wage is $11 a day. The crowd laughed

“They made a fortune with the United States of America,” the US President declared, as he imposed tariffs on some of the world’s poorest countries, in a move that could open the door for China.

  • Philip J. Heijmans and Antony Sguazzin
Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Pope urged to address child sex abuse scandals during Timor-Leste visit

Francis will come face to face with the faithful on his first trip to Timor-Leste where many still don’t believe an independence hero and bishop abused young boys.

  • Niniek Karmini, David Rising and Nicole Winfield
The Bayu Undan gas fields are nearly depleted and Santos is investigating using them to store carbon dioxide from its Barossa development.

Timor-Leste lays down ultimatum to Santos on gas project negotiations

The company could lose control of its Bayu Undan project on Friday unless it agrees to give Dili a share of the project for free.

  • Peter Milne
Ornella Byak, entrepreneur, charity CEO, volunteer extraordinaire, outside the Rag & Famish Hotel, opposite her alma mater, Monty.

How Ornella’s ‘very expensive education’ in Sydney pushed her to build a school across the Timor Sea

At the age of 14, Ornella Byak had an encounter that shaped the course of her life.

  • Lia Timson
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Anthony Albanese’s government is wary of China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

The $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet

Australia is offering a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track an offshore gas project the government hopes will keep Beijing at bay.

  • Andrew Probyn
Shane Warne is farewelled with a traditional Buddhist ceremony on Koh Samui.

Shane Warne and the China factor: One reporter’s tour of South-East Asia

From covering Shane Warne’s tragic death to travelling with Penny Wong to her home town, Chris Barrett saw a bit of everything.

  • Chris Barrett
The turquoise coast of Atauro Island.

Like Bali in the 1970s: This island on our doorstep remains unspoiled

Consistently rated one of the world’s top diving sites, and still unspoiled by mass tourism, Atauro has thankfully avoided becoming a resort destination.

  • Jon Faine
Cristo Rei of Dili, atop Cape Fatucama, much like Rio de Janiero’s.

A colourful trip back in time to Australia’s northerly neighbour

The Timor-Leste capital Dili’s Catholic Portuguese past is present as soon as we enter the harbour, and its splendour is best taken in by sea.

  • Helen Pitt

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