Timor-Leste

PTSD, anxiety and depression dogged Michael Jefferies after he left the military, but he was able to start healing in an unexpected place.

Timor-Leste has the fourth-slowest internet in the world, sitting just in front of Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria — and its young population is fed up.

An Australian man accused of multiple counts of child sexual abuse is the subject of an arrest warrant in Timor-Leste, after failing to show up to court last month.

Gas company Santos can now push ahead with plans for world's largest carbon capture and storage project. 

Cupcakes, chats "solving the problems of the world", and refurbishing bikes for those in need are all in a day's work for this team of volunteers.

The little-known island nation of Timor Leste is quickly becoming known as one of the best places in the world to see blue whales — but experts say their late migration spells trouble for their health and for tourism. 

A leading think tank is warning the Australian government to be careful not to overload Pacific countries with debt in China's absence. 

The Pacific Engagement Visa will give to opportunity to 3,000 people from the region each year to permanently settle in Australia. 

José Ramos-Horta says Beijing did not want to help develop police and military infrastructure over concerns of an "overreaction" from Australia.

President Jose Ramos-Horta reassures Australia and Indonesia they can "always sleep at peace" while denying Timor-Leste discussed military cooperation with China in its recent upgrade of diplomatic ties.

The agreement was made ahead of the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Multiple investigations have been launched following a fatal crash which killed three US marines on Melville Island, north of Darwin, on Sunday.

In 1975, Indonesia troops invaded Timor-Leste, targeting, among others, the Chinese Hakka ethnic minority. These people remember what the day was like.

China hopes to be seen as "as a responsible big country" during its ninth "Harmony Mission" undertaken by its military-run hospital ship.

The result of Sunday's election paves the way for a return to power for the 76-year-old, who was also Timor-Leste's first president — if he can form a coalition.

Former guerilla fighter and independence hero Xanana Gusmao is in prime position to win Timor-Leste's parliamentary election, with more than half of the votes counted after Sunday's poll. 

Should Xanana Gusmao win office, it's likely Timor-Leste will dig in its negotiations over the Greater Sunrise gas field.

Timor-Leste's president says the winners of the parliamentary election must prioritise reducing child malnutrition and poverty.

The future of South East Asia's youngest country is uncertain, as voters prepare to head to the polls amid warnings of an economic crisis

Ahead of the vote, an Australian barrister and a former Victorian premier will receive an 'order of Timor-Leste' in Dili for their roles in the country's development.

When 63-year-old Armanda Ferriera talks about Timor-Leste's bloody struggle for independence, tears spill from her eyes.

After helping Timor-Leste rebuild in the wake of its fight for independence, a choir exchange between the Bega Valley and Australia's youngest neighbour is swelling hearts with the joy of song. 

A choir from two remote regions in Timor-Leste is making its first visit to Australia, touring the Bega Valley on the NSW far south coast.

Under a proposed two-stage process, thousands of workers and their families from across the Pacific will be offered a path to permanent residency under a visa scheme the government hopes to have running by midyear.

In 1999, Australian troops were sent to Timor-Leste. This "official history" sheds light on the decision.