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Five Australian journalists were murdered in East Timor in 1975. Now 34 years later and prompted by the making of a new feature film, 'Balibo', the inquiry into the Balibo Five has begun. But was there a sixth victim?
How do you rebuild a country from scratch? There's billions of oil dollars in the bank, but no infrastructure or expertise. Melbourne's Pires family and politician Steve Bracks are working on the problems.
Following the death of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado during a failed coup we bring back an exclusive interview and profile of him. In it, he explains why he turned against the government.
The dispute over who owns the oil and gas reserves under the East Timorese sea is becoming increasingly bitter. With billions of dollars of revenue at stake, neither side is prepared to back down.
In May 2002 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan handed control of East Timor to Xanana Gusmao. Three months on, we go back to discover his infant government is experiencing some teething problems.
Thousands of children were kidnapped by fanatical Indonesians in the whirlwind of the 1999 upheavals.
In Jakarta Eurico Guterres is welcomed with waving flags. The man behind some of the bloodiest massacres in East Timor in 1999 is hailed as a celebrity.
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In the untold story of the struggle for East Timor's Independence, we witness first-hand the agonising dilemmas of the Falintil guerrilla movement, and meet militia fighters who reveal how violence was orchestrated by the Indonesian military.
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