Caroline Overington – A federal police probe into the death of five newsmen in Balibo in 1975 has stalled due to a dispute between the families over whether the remains of the bodies, w

Mark Naglazas – When Damon Gameau was preparing to play Greg Shackleton, one of the five Australian journalists massacred by Indonesian troops in East Timor in 1975, he sought the couns

Clinton Fernandes – In October 1975, the Indonesian military was conducting a terror and destabilisation campaign in the border regions of East Timor.

Shirley Shackleton wondered whether the truth of her husband's murder could ever be communicated to Australian cinema audiences. This is her response to Balibo.

The director of the film Balibo has renewed calls for a coronial inquest into the death of Roger East, the Darwin-based journalist murdered in East Timor in 1975.

Australian film Balibo, about the murder of five Australian journalists in East Timor in 1975, won two of the five jury prizes at the 2009 St George Bank Brisbane International Film Fes

Anthony LaPaglia strived for truth about the Balibo Five, writes Philippa Hawker.

Caroline Overington – The Australian media bears more responsibility than the Australian government for the deaths of five journalists in Balibo in 1975, according to retired diplomat R

Caroline Overington – There is a scene in the new Australian film Balibo that is so sickening in its violence that it is almost unbearable to watch.

Balibo is a political thriller that uncovers the true story of five journalists, including New Zealander Gary Cunningham, killed in East Timor in 1975.

Daniel Flitton – Jose Ramos Horta looks a little abashed.

Alyssa Braithwaite, Melbourne – East Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta hopes the new movie Balibo, about the murder of six Australian journalists in 1975, prompts world leaders to lea

David Curry – Relatives of the Balibo Five have only just received formal government correspondence on the repatriation of the remains of the slain Australian journalists, despite Prime

East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta says he will not push for a war crimes tribunal to investigate the deaths of six Australians in 1975.

Ary Hermawan – Indonesia dismissed as fiction the recently premiered Australian film describing the murder of five Australian journalists by the Indonesian Army during the 1975's war in

Adam Gartrell – The new feature film about the Balibo Five may stir up fresh controversy in Australia but as far as Indonesia is concerned the case is closed.

Melbourne – A hard-hitting movie depicting the infamous killing of six Australian-based journalists during Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor should prompt war crimes charges, its

A former journalist's return to the site of the massacre of five of his colleagues in Balibo sparked bitter memories and a determination to record the event, writes Fiona Purdon.

Filmmakers have recreated scenes of chaos in the heart of East Timor's sleepy capital, blocking streets and sending up plumes of smoke for Balibo – an Australian movie about Indonesia's

Australian Paul Stewart was just 15 when Indonesian soldiers murdered his cameraman brother in East Timor.

Natasha Robinson – A few grainy photographs, a couple of dog-eared letters home, and the contradictory memories of friends.

Lindsay Murdoch – The Hollywood actor Anthony LaPaglia has called on the Northern Territory Government to hold a coronial inquiry into the assassination of Roger East, a largely forgott

Natasha Robinson – As Anthony La Paglia sits on a Darwin balcony overlooking over the Timor Sea, he insists that his latest project, Balibo, is much more than a ripping Australian polit

The producer of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about their deaths.

One of the widows of the Balibo Five has expressed surprise at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decision to visit the cemetery where veterans of the Indonesian national revolution are buried

The widow of one of the Balibo Five killed in East Timor says she is offended Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is visiting an Indonesian cemetery for war heroes.

We will see how serious Kevin Rudd is in bringing the Balibo Five case to its logical conclusion, writes Paul Daley.

Eleanor Hall: It's more than 30 years since five Australian based newsmen were shot dead at Balibo in East Timor.

Belinda Tasker – Britain could launch legal action against two surviving former Indonesian military chiefs linked to the deaths of the Balibo Five if Australia fails to pursue the men.

Julia May, London – A former head of defence intelligence in East Timor has criticised the British and Australian governments for failing to extradite two former Indonesian military lea

The British government will consult with the families of two of the Balibo Five about what action, if any, it should take over the killings of the British-born newsmen in East Timor in

From correspondents in London – Britain is being urged to order arrest warrants for two surviving former Indonesian military chiefs linked to the deliberate killing of the Balibo Five.

James Madden – The widow of one of the five journalists killed by the Indonesian military at Balibo in 1975 has labelled Paul Keating "ignorant" for attributing the blame for the murder

Dili – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today said he'd discussed the 1975 deaths of five Australian-based journalists in East Timor with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

The Rudd government appears to be backing away from any government involvement in prosecutions relating to the death of five Australian-based newsmen in East Timor in 1975.

Actor Anthony LaPaglia says he expects his new film Balibo, about five Australian-based newsmen killed in 1975 in East Timor, to cause some controversy when it is released.

Jose Sarito Amaral, Dili – Timor Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta yesterday Sunday (2/12) urged the Republic of Indonesia to apologize and take responsibility for the killing of six f

Funeral records suggest the remains of only four of the five Australian newsmen killed in East Timor 32 years ago are in a grave bearing their names.

Hamish McDonald – After 32 years of secrecy, the killing of the Balibo Five newsmen has been branded a war crime, and Australia may launch prosecutions against the Indonesian soldiers i

Hamish McDonald – In the blame game of Balibo, the state coronial inquest yesterday put responsibility onto the five journalist victims for refusing opportunities to escape their danger

East Timor's leader has called on Indonesia to take responsibility for the 1975 killing of five foreign reporters.

Indonesia says the case of the Balibo Five is closed and insists an Australian coroner's claim its soldiers may have committed war crimes won't damage relations between the countries.

Next Australian prime minister urged to ensure murderers are tried in Australia

The NSW Coroner, Dorelle Pinch has just released her judgment in the inquest held earlier this year into the deaths of the five Australian based journalists at Balibo in East Timor in 1

Prime Minister John Howard says he is taking advice on what the Government can do in relation to a coroner's finding that five Australian-based journalists were deliberately killed in E

Amy Coopes, Sydney – As forces from West Timor spilled into the Balibo town square on the morning of October 16, 1975, two Australian-based newsmen looked on, their cameras fixed on a h

The current coroner's inquest into the death of an Australian-based journalist killed by Indonesian troops in October 1975 highlights "the need to pursue justice for the many tens of th

The report from a coronial inquest into the Balibo Five deaths is handed down next week. Mal Walden recounts the gut-wrenching day he heard the news.

Jakarta – Indonesia insists the Balibo Five case is closed, despite fresh reports that a telegram sent by an Australian Government minister revealed the five journalists were murdered i

Sydney – A telegram sent from a minister just days after the Balibo Five were killed in East Timor revealed they had been murdered, and proved the government was engaged in a cover-up,