Lawyer Bernard Collaery says Australia had direct knowledge of the dangers facing the murdered Balibo Five journalists, citing a damning report suggesting Australian intelligence knew Indonesia viewed reporters as a “hurdle to be got over” in keeping its invasion of East Timor secret.
Collaery has published his long-awaited book Oil Under Troubled Water, a forensic account of Australia’s relationship with its tiny developing neighbour, Timor-Leste. The lawyer describes the relationship as a “tortuous” and “grim” tale of exploitation, missed opportunity, culpability and complicity.
Read more; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australia-knew-of-dangers-facing-murdered-balibo-five-journalists-book-says
Collaery has published his long-awaited book Oil Under Troubled Water, a forensic account of Australia’s relationship with its tiny developing neighbour, Timor-Leste. The lawyer describes the relationship as a “tortuous” and “grim” tale of exploitation, missed opportunity, culpability and complicity.
Read more; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australia-knew-of-dangers-facing-murdered-balibo-five-journalists-book-says
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