Timor-Leste/Australia: Have Timor-Leste and Australia Turned the Page on Fractious Relations?

Aug 1, 2018 | Sophie Raynor, Southeast Asia Globe
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When Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrived in Timor-Leste on her first official visit to the country in nearly five years, it marked a milestone in the countries’ relationship. But the friendly welcome belies the tension remaining between the neighbours. The three-day visit began the minister’s ten-day tour of Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and came just months after the signing of a maritime boundary treaty bringing an end to the protracted Timor Sea dispute between Australia and Timor-Leste.