Australia – East Timor's neighboring nation, which East Timor has known since the Second World War, the Australian political position during the Indonesian invasion is still in East Timor's memory, finally Australia's most recent clear position in leading InterFET to quickly enter East Timor, in order to have a successful international force in East Timor. The East Timorese remember this history, it is hard to forget, although these memories have no value when the Australian government continues to refuse to recognize and consider Timorese rights to discuss and know our maritime boundary according to international law.

Gilberto Ximenes, SE, lecturer in the Economic Faculty of the National University of Timor Leste says Australia is really using its own "force" to "teach" us according to their wishes because their position is very likely to prevail. From another part, Deputy Manuel Tilman of KOTA party said that he doesn't believe that the Sunrise project would be based in East Timor. As a large, rich nation with a good political culture, it's better for the Australian government not to use such maneuvers against a small, poor nation like East Timor, very clearly "seizing" what belongs to the people of this poor land – the Bayu-Undan project that has been going on since the Timor Gap Treaty between Australia and Indonesia in 1986 – treaty that is no longer valid because East Timor is already independent.

As a very advanced country, Australia must show their dignity as a big nation – facing a small and poor country like East Timor. It is necessary to clarify that what the Australian government has done in relation to the Timor Sea has not won the sympathy of the people – particularly their moral responsibility as a rich neighboring country. It is now time for the Australian government to raise the maritime boundary case, to resolve it according to international law, as a neighbor Australia must have known what they should have done for East Timor after the latest evolution of their history. We hope!