Murder, madness & miscalculation

Article Abstract:

This article presents harrowing descriptions of the atrocities perpetrated in East Timor by pro-Indonesian militiamen after most of the populace of the former Portuguese territory voted to become independent of Indonesia. Relevant details include evidence that these so-called militiamen were actually members of the Indonesian armed forces, an account of the East Timorese refugees who fled to Darwin, Australia, and the case for regarding the massacre in East Timor as Australia's most egregious foreign policy blunder.

Crimes against, Massacres, Indonesia, East Timor, Refugees, Political, Political refugees, Timorese foreign relations, Indonesian foreign relations, Chronology, Atrocities

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No specialists treatment

Article Abstract:

The Australian Defense Force plans to send a specialist medical team to Papua New Guinea in 1999. Many doctors in this program are reluctant to serve because of the government will not provide for their families if they are killed or injured while in the line of duty. They also argue that by the end of their duty, their medical practices suffer and they receive little financial compensation.

Medicine, Physicians, Medical professions, Powers and duties, Medical specialties

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