In the lead-up to Copenhagen, watch for countries such as Australia to unveil big-dollar commitments of climate aid to developing countries, particularly by proposing a strong “mutual obligation” framework.
East timor 
Timor history gets a Howard washing: spin and deny
Ex PM John Howard rewrote history with the claims of his and Downer’s secret support of East Timor’s independence, says Bruce Haigh. What about public opinion and the actions of the US?
A tale of two Timors
Is East Timor a great example of a young independent nation, with one of the world’s fastest growing economies? Or is it a nation struggling to maintain peace, let alone jobs or roads? It’s both, writes Sara Everingham.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Paul Kelly, John Howard and East Timor
Crikey readers weigh in on John Howard’s involvement in East Timor’s independence, the lobbyist to MP ratio and Senator Steve Fielding’s spelling.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Mungo McCallum killed Michael Jackson?
Crikey readers weigh in on East Timor and if Kevin Rudd saved the economy with the stimulus package, then did Mungo McCallum kill Michael Jackson?
Howard and Kelly rewrite history on East Timor
Damien Kingsbury wonders why former PM John Howard finds it necessary to create a palpable fiction over his commitment to East Timor’s independence.
East Timor: billions given but poverty remains
Billions spent on East Timor’s U.N nation building effort may have helped preserve the peace, but most of the money went to international security forces, not to the Timorese economy or its people.
Howard hits the headlines again
Former PM John Howard is back in the media again, thanks to Paul Kelly’s new book. So what have we learnt? Crikey takes a look at the revelations from Children Overboard to Hating Peter Costello.
Downer’s historical imaginings of East Timor
The Australian’s editor-at-large Paul Kelly is claiming in his new book that the Howard government made covert plans to work for East Timor’s independence in 1999. But this ignores some key historical facts, writes Peter Brent.
West Papua: like a pre-independent East Timor?
Ten years after East Timor’s bloody struggle for independence, Indonesia has never prosecuted for the crimes committed during their occupation of East Timor. What’s to discourage them from similar action in West Papua? asks Marni Cordell
East Timor’s media ‘blackout’ or just a lack of research?
There isn’t a ‘media blackout’ occurring in East Timor, rather lots of factually incorrect stories that ignore the East Timorese government’s focus on anti-corruption campaigns.
East Timor’s media blackout is a pox on the nation
East Timor this week celebrates 10 years of independence, but it seems the nation’s government is struggling to grasp basic democratic principles, writes Steve Holland.
Balibo: the truth is even more brutal
The film Balibo, based on Roger East and the Balibo Five in East Timor, is a fairly accurate historical document of the 1975 invasion, but the real violence was even worse.
Kashmir puts up its hand for self-determination
Given the chance, the majority of Kashmiris would vote either for independence or to join Pakistan, writes Charles Richardson.
East Timor report encourages culture of impunity
The long-awaited report by the Indonesia-East Timor ‘Commission on Truth and Friendship’ (CTF) has been handed down, confirming what we already knew about the events in East Timor in 1999; that the crimes against humanity committed by the military and their proxy militias were an all of state affair, writes Damien Kingsbury.
Get this Alkatiri: you didn’t win
The troubles which are currently gripping East Timor following the appointment of Xanana Gusmao as prime minister reflect many of the reasons the country was plunged into political crisis early last year. Former prime minister Mari Alkatiri does not accept the basic principles of parliamentary democracy, writes Damien Kingsbury.
East Timor parliamentary elections: Fretilin cut by half
As the counting of votes drags on for East Timor’s parliamentary elections, it is becoming clear that the ruling Fretilin party will have its numbers cut by around half. While Fretilin appears to have improved slightly from its showing in the recent presidential polls, the emerging outcome represents a resounding defeat, writes Damien Kingsbury.
