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Timor Sea Dispute

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September 1, 2016

Australian Associated Press - September 1, 2016

Australia needs to play by the rules in the East Timor boundary dispute or risk losing credibility when it weighs into the South China Sea saga, federal Labor warns.

August 30, 2016

ABC Radio Australia - August 30, 2016

Steve Cannane – The former president of East Timor has told a commission sitting at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that Australia exploited a vulnerable nation while negotiating tr

August 29, 2016

Radio France International - August 29, 2016

Jan van der MadeIssued – East Timor is asking the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to help resolve a dispute with Australia over a maritime border that cuts through lucrative oil and gas

The Guardian (Australia) - August 29, 2016

Ben Doherty – Timor-Leste has urged Australia not to "turn its back on the law" and to negotiate over the Timor Sea maritime boundary, but Australia has claimed the commission it has been brought b

August 28, 2016

ABC Radio Australia - August 28, 2016

Steve Cannane – The ongoing dispute between Australia and East Timor over maritime boundaries could be resolved in a landmark case that begins in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on

August 27, 2016

The Australian - August 27, 2016

Amanda Hodge, Jakarta – Australia and East Timor will face off in The Hague on Monday in their territorial dispute over maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea – the first nations to use a last-chance

August 9, 2016

UCA News - August 9, 2016

Thomas Ora, Dili, Timor Leste – The Catholic Church has moved to support the people of Timor-Leste in their dispute with Australia over maritime boundaries involving billions of dollars in oil and

August 1, 2016

ACSC/APF Press Release - August 1, 2016

Dili, Timor-Leste – Participants of ASEAN Peoples' Forum (APF) have stated their commitment and supports of a fair settlement for the Timorese peoples' unfinished struggle to achieve their full sov

July 16, 2016

The Australian - July 16, 2016

Amanda Hodge, Jakarta – The East Timor government has accused Australia of hypocrisy for appealing to China to use international law to resolve its disputes with Asian neighbours over the South Chi

July 14, 2016

Melbourne Age - July 14, 2016

Tom Clarke – Territorial aggression. Refusal to abide by the rule book. It's a challenging set of behaviours.

July 13, 2016

Timor Sea Justice Campaign Media Release - July 13, 2016

The response from Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, to the ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China highlights a central contradiction in Australia's foreign policy.

June 29, 2016

Jakarta Post - June 29, 2016

M. Veera Pandiyan (The Star/ANN) – He may be facing the biggest fight of his life but the charismatic leader of the world's youngest democracy certainly didn't show it.

June 28, 2016

Foreign Policy - June 28, 2016

Dan De Luce – There's a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve the dispute in a

June 25, 2016

Catholic Leader - June 25, 2016

Mark Bowling – Brisbane parishes are using the election campaign to press Federal politicians on one of the most divisive international issues on Australia's doorstep – drawing a fair maritime boun

June 13, 2016

BBC News - June 13, 2016

Tim McDonald, Suai, East Timor – Near Suai on East Timor's south coast, a rusty old oil pump sits near a beach, some mangroves and the ruins of an old prison from the Portuguese era.

June 9, 2016

ISEAS Perspective - June 9, 2016

By Max Lane

Executive summary

May 9, 2016

Crikey.com - May 9, 2016

It's one of the more disgraceful, and criminally underreported, examples of the current government's war on whistleblowers (and one entirely supported by Labor): the harassment of Witness K, the fo

May 6, 2016

Australian Associated Press - May 6, 2016

The foreign affairs department says potentially reopening border negotiations with East Timor could draw Indonesia into the fray.

May 1, 2016

Sydney Morning Herald - May 1, 2016

Tom Allard – Australia's bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council is under threat due to its refusal to negotiate directly with East Timor over the disputed maritime boundary, the

The New Daily - May 1, 2016

Mark Skulley – Former East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao is a softly-spoken man, but is firm when it comes to talking about Australian prime ministers, past and present.

April 30, 2016

Timor Sea Justice Campaign Media Release - April 30, 2016

If the Australian Government fails to appoint delegates on Monday for the 'compulsory conciliation' initiated by East Timor, then the UN's Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, will step in to appoint de

April 27, 2016

Western Independent - April 27, 2016

Caleb Gorton – East Timor's first president Xanana Gusmao has labelled Australia's maritime border dispute with Timor-Leste as "immoral" and claims it breaks international law.

April 24, 2016

Channel News Asia - April 24, 2016

Samantha Yap, Singapore – Timor-Leste is taking Australia to the United Nations (UN) to settle a long-running maritime border dispute by using a legal mechanism that has not been invoked before.

April 14, 2016

Inter Press Service - April 14, 2016

Lyndal Rowlands, United Nations – Timor-Leste which won independence from Indonesia in 1999 is now engaged in a new struggle with Australia over rights to oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea.

World Policy Review - April 14, 2016

On Monday, East Timor asked the United Nations to begin the process of establishing a permanent maritime boundary with Australia in the Timor Sea.

SBS News - April 14, 2016

Hannah Sinclair – East Timor has filed a request with the United Nations to resolve a dispute over its maritime border with Australia.

April 12, 2016

ABC News - April 12, 2016

Mark Colvin: Labor's shadow foreign Minister says if the United Nations rules in favour of East Timor in a border dispute and her party wins government, it'll negotiate a new and fair maritime boun

April 11, 2016

Timor Leste Government Press Release - April 11, 2016

Dili – Timor-Leste today launched compulsory conciliation proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), with the aim of concluding an agreement with Australia on p

Sydney Morning Herald - April 11, 2016

Tom Allard – East Timor has called in the United Nations to help resolve its bitter dispute with Australia over a permanent sea border in the oil-rich Timor Sea.

ABC Radio Australia - April 11, 2016

Matthew Doran and Peter Lloyd – East Timor is taking Australia to the United Nations to solve the dispute over its maritime border under international maritime law.

April 9, 2016

The Economist - April 9, 2016

Dili and Sydney – Thousands of people recently rallied in front of the Australian embassy in Dili, the seaside capital of Timor-Leste, in probably the biggest demonstration since the tiny country's

April 7, 2016

Herald Sun - April 7, 2016

It was a colourful, peaceful protest. But it was the biggest rally since the days of the bloody independence referendum in 1999 – and it was directed at the Australian embassy.

April 5, 2016

Dili Weekly - April 5, 2016

Paulina Quintso – Member of the Timorese Parliament MPs have urged the Australian government to resolve a dispute between the two countries over maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea according to in

April 2, 2016

Red Flag - April 2, 2016

Rutaban Yameen – Up to 30,000 people rallied on 22 and 23 March at the Australian embassy in Dili to protest Australia's theft of billions of dollars in royalties and tax revenue from oil and gas r

March 25, 2016

Global Voices - March 25, 2016

[This is an edited article based on a story written by Manuel Ribeiro and published on Global Voices Portuguese.]

March 24, 2016

SBS News - March 24, 2016

Peter Theodosiou – One of Australia's closest neighbours, East Timor, is trying to draw Australia into negotiations to redraw the sea boundary between the two countries in the resource-rich Timor S

March 23, 2016

ABC News - March 23, 2016

Sara Everingham, East Timor – Thousands of people have protested outside the Australian embassy in Dili, calling for Australia to negotiate a permanent maritime boundary in the Timor Sea.

March 22, 2016

Sydney Morning Herald - March 22, 2016

Lindsay Murdoch, Bangkok – More than 10,000 Timorese besieged the Australian embassy in Dili on Tuesday to protest Australia's refusal to negotiate with East Timor on a permanent sea boundary in th

SBS News - March 22, 2016

Peter Theodosiou – For the second consecutive month, more than 10,000 East Timorese protested outside Australia's embassy in Dili, calling for a fairer deal on maritime boundaries and a carve-up of

Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea (MKOTT) - March 22, 2016

As thousands of people rallied peacefully in front of the Australian embassy in Dili on 22 March, the organizers of the protest issued two statements, one to Australia and one to Timor-Leste.

The Guardian (Australia) - March 22, 2016

Helen Davidson – Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Australian embassy in Dili on Tuesday, accusing the Australian government of "illegally occupying" Timor Leste territory by refusing

March 20, 2016

Timor Sea Justice Campaign Media Release - March 20, 2016

Huge crowds are expected at protests this week outside Australia's embassy in Dili, East Timor to demand that the Australian Government establish permanent and fair maritime boundaries in the Timor

March 14, 2016

Dili Weekly - March 14, 2016

Venidora Oliveira – The Prime Minister (PM) Dr.

March 9, 2016

Channel News Asia - March 9, 2016

Samantha Yap, Dili, Timor-Leste – More than a decade after gaining their independence, the people of Timor-Leste are fighting another battle. This time, there are billions of dollars at stake.

March 3, 2016

Timor Sea Justice Campaign News - March 3, 2016

To mark the anniversary of Australian Government's unscrupulous decision to withdraw its recognition of the maritime boundary jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, various protest act

Australian Associated Press - March 3, 2016

Australia took advantage of East Timor's weakness and is now dodging its international obligations over the disputed marine border, a Timorese MP says.

The Guardian (Australia) - March 3, 2016

The Australian Governor-General, Peter Cosgrove, has turned down a request by a Timor Sea civil society group to meet during his short tour of Timor-Leste seeking a "frank and open" discussion abou

March 2, 2016

Australian Associated Press - March 2, 2016

Australia has closed the door on reopening talks with East Timor about a maritime boundary dispute and a carve-up of oil and gas reserves.

March 1, 2016

Melbourne Age - March 1, 2016

Tom Allard – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has offered to hold "frank and open" discussions with East Timor about the unresolved maritime boundary between the two countries but stopped short of t

February 26, 2016

Red Flag - February 26, 2016

Sam King – A large and angry demonstration was held outside the Australian Embassy in Dili on 23 February, against the Australian government's refusal negotiate a permanent international border wit