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25.01.2022 How do Friendship city groups communicate with their friends in Timor when they can't go there? Chris Adams of Friends of Aileu has become expert at Zoom meetings, here he and Ben Walta of CERES hold discussions with Abilio Araujo of Aileu and Ego Lemos of Permati in Timor-Leste. The video also shows interesting program of water conservation which Ego is pioneering with Permatil.

24.01.2022 Article from Antonio Sampiao of LUSA - President's recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly - Timorese says that pandemic is an opportunity to correct weaknesses New York, 24 set 2020 (Lusa) - The Timorese President said today that the covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to correct structural weaknesses", strengthening the need for collective and solidarity action internationally, for vaccines produced to be a global public good". Francisco Guterres Lu...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Kirsty Sword Gusmao delivers the keynote address to senior secondary students at an on-line event" " organized by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba State High School and Amnesty International. https://www.youtube.com/watch

24.01.2022 Timor-Leste's Minister for Petroleum and Minerals Dr Vitor da Concecao Soares replies to an article in the Petroleum Industry media. (To see the article he is replying to, click on the line under its title). https://www.upstreamonline.com//letter-timor-le/2-1-859161

23.01.2022 Celebrate International Day of Democracy!

21.01.2022 If you missed the online launch of Ann Wigglesworth's book 'Friendship for Development' which included contributions from Kirsty Sword, Megs Alston, Suai residents Alberto Barros, Hilaria Amaral and many others, you can see it here: https://youtu.be/_ZbewLYDDA0 Copies of the book can be bought from the AETA Bookstore https://www.aeta.net.au/product/friendship-for-development/... While visiting the AETA Bookstore have a look at the many other books on Timor-Leste available, some at bargain prices. Copies of the eBook can be bought from kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/friendship-for-development See more

20.01.2022 A small ceremony in Darwin yesterday to commemorate 21 years since the intervention of INTERFET to protect Timorese from the militia-led post ballot violence in 1999.

20.01.2022 LH submission on third proposed 2020 State Budget http://www.laohamutuk.org//third/LHSubOJE2020baPN24Set2020

19.01.2022 First stage of the Timorese budget is passed by the Parliament

19.01.2022 Akompanha Transmisaun Direta Esklusivu Hamutuk Dr. José Ramos Horta iha Programa #TLD, #TimorLesteDiskute iha Kanal TVE, loron 11 Setembro 2020 Tuku 8.00 OtL, k...alan #Topiku: Oinsa Timor-Leste Nia Hare ba Bernard Collaery no Witness K nia kazu iha Australia? Desde Timor-Leste lori Australia ba iha Konsiliasaun Internasional iha Den Hague, Olanda, kona ba espionajem Australia nian mai Governu Timor Leste, Bernard Collaery nudar advogadu ida nebe representa TL iha kazu refere. Witness K nudar ofisial intelijensia Australia nian lekar sai Australia nia espionajem nee. Daudauk nee Bernard Collaery no Witness K iha hela prosesu kriminalizasaun hosi nia governu rasik tanba fo apoiu ba Timor-Leste hodi manan nia soberania Tasi Timor. #ITVE ha Programa Timor-Leste Diskute hakarak organiza diskusaun ida ho Jose Ramos Horta atu hatene saida mak TL nia hanoin ba sira rua nia kontribuisaun ba Timor Leste nia luta soberania tasi timor, Obrigadu

19.01.2022 Today is International Day of Peace, it was commemorated in Canberra by Rotary with the Timorese Ambassador Ines Almeida an award was made to David Savage who participated in a number of peacekeeping missions.

19.01.2022 Many readers will recall JamesScambary , a fearless researcher on youth gangs, political power and many other topics around Timor-Leste. He has sadly passed away overnight and will be missed by many in Timor-Leste and Australia.

18.01.2022 Commentary from Damon Evans on recent developments in the gas sector in Timor-Leste in the financial media https://www.energyvoice.com//east-timor-woodside-greater-/

17.01.2022 https://theconversation.com/how-traditional-seeds-and-crops

16.01.2022 Webinar on COVID-19: Threat or Opportunity in Timor-Leste? This webinar will draw on expertise from Dili and Melbourne to consider how the coronavirus crisis has had significant political and economic impacts, bringing to Timor-Leste both threats and opportunities. Hosted by Prof. Peter Dawkins, VU Vice Chancellor, and facilitated by Dr Helen Hill, VU Honorary Fellow and Dili resident, the webinar will consider how Timor-Leste has handled the Crisis in the context of a recen...t political impasse and resulting budget constraints, and explore the Timorese strategies for moving forward. This webinar is part of the long association of Victoria University with Timor-Leste going back to 1999. As well as key speakers José Ramos Horta, Dr Berta Montalvão and Alex Gusmão, we will hear from Hon. Peter McMullin, Hon. Steve Bracks and Professor Michael Leach in this discussion on COVID-19: Threat or Opportunity in Timor-Leste? Victoria University Webinar Tuesday, 6 October 2020 3:00-5:30PM (Dili), 5:00-6.30PM (Melbourne) Please register to join the Webinar at https://bit.ly/3iCL208

15.01.2022 Football in Timor-Leste of course means Soccer. Here is an article from FIFA on how they see Timorese football developing.

15.01.2022 Commentary from George Browning, retired Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn on John Menadue's blog Pearls and Irritations. There is also a link to Bernard Collaery's speech at the Dirum Festival at Radford College in Canberra https://johnmenadue.com/bernard-collaery-east-timor-and-g/

12.01.2022 José Ramos-Horta, in typical style ask on his Facebook page who should he nominate for the Nobel Peace Prize? Jose Ramos Horta A serious, balanced Reuters article on Cuba's famed "Brigada Medica". Who should receive the Nobel Peace Prize - President Trump, PM Netanyahu of Israel, or the Cuban Medical Brigade? I am qualified to nominate individuals or institutions, private or public, for the Nobel Peace Prize. Between now and December I want to hear your views. Please write your comments. Afterwards I shall make a decision on my nominee for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

12.01.2022 Canberra people are invited to join this show of support for Bernard Collaery and all whistle blowers.

11.01.2022 The marine tourism sector has immense potential in Timor-Leste, this is a great development!

10.01.2022 Timor-Leste gave valuable aid to Australians after bushfires and floods. It is part of an international solidarity policy.

10.01.2022 Oceans Ambassador Jake Lasi, who in 2018 visited the UN on the Peace Boat, has published this opinion article in the ANU's New Mandala. Among other things he suggests marine ecology be taught in schools in Timor-Leste. https://www.newmandala.org/conservation-of-timor-lestesma/

08.01.2022 AETA Reminder - Independence Day Celebration - https://mailchi.mp//aeta-independence-day-celebration-1366

08.01.2022 The discussion with José Ramos-Horta and Bernard Collaery hosted by the Australia Institute is now available on YouTube.

07.01.2022 Sydney activist Vacy Vlazna has written a very interesting book about her involvement in the solidarity movement and working in Timor-Leste in the early years of independence, it is available from Booktopia. https://www.booktopia.com.au/east-tim//9781788306515.html

07.01.2022 ABC covers the history and activities of the Bega Valley Advocates for Timor-Leste https://www.abc.net.au//bega-valley-advocates-for/12566286

07.01.2022 President Lu'Olo promulgated a new Anti-Corruption Law on Monday.

06.01.2022 The AETA Bookstore has large numbers of copies of David Scott's well-known book 'Last Flight out of Dili', which describes how he worked with Jose Ramos Horta and the Timorese Diplomatic Front. This book is available from the AETA Bookstall for $35.00, along with many other books of the history of the solidarity movement (including Helen Hill's chapter on the history of AETA in Susan Blackburn's book 'Breaking Out: Memories of Melbourne in the 1970s'). To access the AETA Bookstall online go to https://www.aeta.net.au/book-shop/

06.01.2022 We're so looking forward to the launch of Ann Wigglesworth's book, Friendship for Development, this Thursday 27th, and hope you'll join us. The achievements o...f the Friendship on positive development outcomes are so much greater than I anticipated when I first became involved she writes in the preface. Ann has visited Suai ten times since joining the FoSC committee in 2004! Her most recent visit was in 2019 when she conducted research for the book. She heard what the CCC meant to staff how they appreciated the opportunities it has given them to learn new skills, to get work experience or a paid job working for the development of the community.

05.01.2022 Timorese Ambassador to Canberra, Ines Almeida commemorates the 21st Anniversary of the Popular Consultation or Referendum which brought Timor-Leste its independence, along with Luciano, Consul General to New South Wales, Luke Gosling MP of Darwin, and many others.

05.01.2022 Parliamentary Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese speaks out on Witness K to a Crikey audience!

04.01.2022 Council of Ministers approves the National budget, the first step towards getting the country back onto a normal budgetary process.

04.01.2022 Yesterday was the opening day of a new sitting of the Parliament, some excerpts from the Presidents speech from Lusa.

02.01.2022 Timor-Leste receives a new case of COVID-19 as the last one recovers.

01.01.2022 Guardian report of the Australia Institute's on-line discussion with José Ramos-Horta and Bernard Collaery this morning.