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Timor-Leste: court upholds Australian government refusal to release documents on Indonesia's invasion
Exclusive: ruling says releasing cables and cabinet documents could damage Australia’s securityDecades-old documents relating to Australia’s involvement in the Indonesian invasion of Timor-Leste will remain secret after a court upheld the Australian government’s refusal to release them.It took the administrative appeals tribunal more than two years to rule on the case, finding that releasing the documents “could reasonably be expected to cause damage to the security or international relations of the commonwealth”. Continue reading...
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