Australia Government Invites East Timorese President After Diplomatic Stoush

Australia Government Invites East Timorese President After Diplomatic Stoush
East Timorese protesters hold a rally over a maritime boundary between East Timor and Australia, in Dili, on March 22, 2016. Valentino Dariel Sousa/AFP/Getty Images
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The East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta has arrived in Australia as an official guest of the Albanese government after a diplomatic stoush over a deadlock between the East Timorese government and the Australian energy producer Woodside over the Greater Sunrise gas fields.

The fields are located approximately 450 kilometres (280 miles) northwest of Darwin and 150 kilometres south of Timor-Leste. It is estimated to be worth around $70 billion (US$50 billion) and holds around 226 million barrels of gas.

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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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