Timor-Leste
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.
- by Niniek Karmini, David Rising and Nicole Winfield
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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.
- by Peter Milne
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.
- by Lia Timson
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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.
- by Andrew Probyn
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.
- by Chris Barrett
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.
- by Jon Faine
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.
- by Helen Pitt
China worried security support for Timor would bring ‘overreaction’: Ramos-Horta
Defending his country’s upgrading of ties with Beijing, Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta says China is “more respectful of Australia’s position than Australia is of the Chinese position”.
- by Chris Barrett
‘Never discussed’: Timor president denies military cooperation with China
The president defended last week’s strategic deal with Beijing as purely for infrastructure and agriculture investment. His country needs to “feed its people”, he said.
- by Kirsty Needham
Solomon Islands PM shuns Joe Biden as Timor-Leste signs deal with China
China has built ties with small nations in the Pacific, worrying the US, Australia and New Zealand, who have long seen the region as their sphere of influence.
Wong concedes Australia’s treatment of Timor-Leste ‘not in the spirit of friendship’
ASIO allegedly installed listening devices in Timor-Leste’s cabinet room to gain an edge during hotly contested negotiations over maritime boundaries in 2004.
- by Matthew Knott
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