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Balibo has already impressed the critics, now the music from the film has been honoured with two prestigious awards. The film's music was recognised with the awards at the 2009 Screen Music Awards in Sydney last night. East Timorese-born composer...

We’ve had so many requests from serving men and women of the Australian Defence Force that it’s nice to be able to finally go. We are all really looking forward to the tour and we hope to bring a bit...

Adelaide has passed another milestone on its way to becoming a diving site on the NSW Central Coast. Thirteen metres of the ship's mast were removed in a semi-formal ceremony in Sydney on Thursday morning, as the ship is prepared...

A cynical political maneuver manufactured to defuse public opinion, prevent broad coalitions...As effective in modern politics as it was in the age of Sun Tzu: "All warfare is based on deception." Whether it be Indonesia's Truth and Friendship Commission to...

After all, journalists enjoy no greater protection from attack than other civilians. One answer to this question must be that journalists played a crucial role in the independence struggle. Another answer is that in East Timor itself, Sander Thoenes is...

WaterAid Australia estimates more than 1000 children die from diarrhoea in East Timor each year and poor sanitation is a reason for this. Its chief executive, Adam Laidlaw, says diarrhoea rates can be cut by more than a third when...

This last figure aside, unexpected character arcs are the order of the day in Adam Salky 's stilted drama, though the film's tripartite structure, which fatally divvies up its already limited screen time between its central trio, ensures that these...