Timor-Leste: East Timor Tears up Oil and Gas Treaty with Australia after Hague Dispute

Jan 9, 2017 | Henry Belot and Emily Stewart, ABC News
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East Timor will tear up an oil and gas treaty with Australia that has been at the centre of espionage allegations, international arbitration and a bitter diplomatic dispute. The 2006 treaty relates to a temporary maritime border in the Timor Sea, and access to oil and gas deposits worth an estimated $40 billion.