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Bilateral relations exist between Australia and Timor-Leste (East Timor). The two countries are near neighbours with close political and trade ties. Timor-Leste, the youngest and one of the poorest countries in Asia, lies about 610 kilometres northwest of the Australian city of Darwin. Australia has played a prominent role in the young republic ...
Australia, a close neighbour of both Indonesia and East Timor, was the only country to recognise Indonesia's annexation of East Timor. [1] Some members of the Australian public supported self-determination for East Timor, [2] and also actively supported the independence movement within Australia. [2]
See Australia–Timor-Leste relations. Australia and Timor-Leste are near neighbours with close political and trade ties. For many years Australia implicitly supported the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, giving priority to the policy of maintaining good relations with Indonesia.
The Timor Sea (blue) is a rich source of oil and natural gas. The Australia–Timor-Leste spying scandal began in 2004 when the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) clandestinely planted covert listening devices in a room adjacent to the Timor-Leste (East Timor) Prime Minister's Office at Dili, to obtain information in order to ensure Australia held the upper hand in negotiations with ...
Australian international schools in Timor-Leste (1 P) Pages in category "Australia–Timor-Leste relations" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The agreement deemed 20.1% of the resources of the Greater Sunrise field as lying within the JPDA, attributing 20.1% of production from it to the JPDA and 79.9% to Australia. With East Timor getting 90% of the revenue of the JPDA, it effectively was only going to receive 18.1% of the revenue from the field.
The Australian diplomatic presence in East Timor dates back to 13 April 1941, when Group Captain David Ross, was officially appointed as a Technical Representative of the Australian Department of Civil Aviation in Dili, the capital of Portuguese Timor, officially tasked with managing the Qantas Empire Airways Flying boat route to Dili, which had been established in January 1941.
Australia was involved in the subsequent stabilization of Timor-Leste, including leading a multi-national peacekeeping force in this time. Australia continues to be a major supporter for Timor-Leste. [17] However, relations have worsened in the wake of the Australia–East Timor spying scandal. [18]