Timor Leste
Remembering Max Stahl’s legacy in Timor-Leste
The Santa Cruz massacre, known as the Dili massacre, was the shooting of at least 250 East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators......
Timor-Leste experiences the worst floods in 50 years
Our neighbours at Timor-Leste have experienced the worst floods in 50 years, displacing around 1500 families just in the nation’s......
Julie Bishop Ends 5-Year Drought, Visits East Timor
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has become the first representative of the Australian Government to visit East Timor in 5 years.......
Assessing water projects in Timor Leste
There are a number of projects to assist communities in Timor Leste to achieve self-sustainable clean water and sanitation systems.......
International volunteers fight domestic violence in Timor Leste
Domestic violence is alarmingly prevalent in post-conflict societies like Timor Leste, where it affects one third of women and children.......
Aussie volunteers improving sexual health education in Timor-Leste
This week, volunteers in Australia and around the world will mark International Volunteers Day, which acknowledges the work of volunteers......
What an East Timorese activist can teach Australian farmers
Faced with pressure from first Indonesia, then aid organisations and finally the new East Timorese government to modernise farming practices,......
New law raises press freedom fears in East Timor
Press freedom in East Timor may be adversely affected by a proposed media law. Human rights activists and journalists are......
New regulations in Timor Leste muzzle the media
It wasn’t so long ago that Australian troops were keeping the peace in Timor Leste. The country was fighting back......
When a poor country strikes it rich
In 2002, Timor-Leste became the first new nation of the 21st century. From that moment, those who fought for independence......