Whitlam in Timor

As we remember 50 years of the infamous constitutional crisis and Whitlam’s dismissal and celebrate the positive aspects of his legacy like Medibank, we need to also remember the much darker stories that are rarely told – including Whitlam’s betrayal of the Timorese people.

Digital transformation in Timor-Leste

Australia’s support for Timor-Leste’s digital transformation is a valuable investment in the region’s future.

A helping hand for Timor-Leste

The economic and social future of Timor-Leste relies on more jobs at home and better labour mobility programs abroad to generate remittances, improve skills and build human capital.

Island encounters

East Timor won its hard-fought independence from Indonesia almost 20 years ago, and a new book explores this fascinating country.

Remembering the lessons and legacies of Australia’s East Timor intervention

Just over 20 years ago, a letter from Australian prime minister John Howard to the president of Indonesia, B.J. Habibie, set in motion a chain of events that would lead to East Timor’s passage to nationhood.