The Latest Breaking News from Timor Sea

Thailand and Cambodia are bickering over their borders again. Can diplomacy prevent a return to war?

Last year, Thailand and Cambodia fought two brief conflicts over their 800-kilometre-long land border that killed dozens of people and forced a half million people to flee their homes.

The Conversation · May 15

Cyclone warning for parts of NT and WA

A tropical low over the Timor Sea has triggered a cyclone warning for some coastal areas of the NT and WA where locals are expecting strong wind and heavy rain.

AAP · Dec 22, 2022

Santos launches Federal Court appeal over Barossa gas project ruling in favour of Tiwi Islands traditional owners

Lawyers for Santos have told a court the gas giant was not legally required to consult a specific clan of traditional owners over its plans to drill in the Barossa gas field in the Timor Sea, north of Darwin.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Cyclone watch for tropical low off NT/WA coast, chance of category two storm near Darwin

The weather bureau is monitoring a tropical low forming in the Timor Sea, with the chance a category two storm could form west of Darwin in the coming days.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

Cabinet documents reveal Australia pushed interests of oil and gas corporates before Timor-Leste bugging

Senator Rex Patrick fighting ongoing battle for further release of cabinet documents from 2000

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2022

Australia accused of ‘disgraceful’ bid to keep Timor-Leste bartering negotiations secret

Senator Rex Patrick says release of decades-old cabinet papers won’t further damage Timor relationship after spying and prosecution of Witness K and Bernard Collaery

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2022