http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/journo-union-demands-response-from-indonesian-president-on-balibo-1618 Media, entertainment & the business of storytelling Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/journo-union-demands-response-from-indonesian-president-on-balibo-1618/comment-page-1#comment-548 Robert Richards Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:13 +0000 http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/?p=1618#comment-548 Australian leaders have been grovelling to the Jakrta government ever since 1975. the Australian governments secret communications monitoring facility near Darwin listened in with interpreters to the Indonesian military radio traffic. They knew when the Indonesians would invade.They knew the Australian journos were in danger. They did nothing. This is a festering sore which will not heal until the Indonesian government bring the guilty ones to trial. The Australian government should also apologise for the mistakes of the past. Australian leaders have been grovelling to the Jakrta government ever since 1975. the Australian governments secret communications monitoring facility near Darwin listened in with interpreters to the Indonesian military radio traffic. They knew when the Indonesians would invade.They knew the Australian journos were in danger. They did nothing.
This is a festering sore which will not heal until the Indonesian government bring the guilty ones to trial.
The Australian government should also apologise for the mistakes of the past.

]]> http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/journo-union-demands-response-from-indonesian-president-on-balibo-1618/comment-page-1#comment-546 mike maskell Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:37 +0000 http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/?p=1618#comment-546 Am I the only one who is incensed , not only by the grovelling of our so called leaders to this murderous thug, but by the awarding him order of Australia awards, thereby reducing the Order of Australia to a mere political trinket? I feel sick. Am I the only one who is incensed , not only by the grovelling of our so called leaders to this murderous thug, but by the awarding him order of Australia awards, thereby reducing the Order of Australia to a mere political trinket? I feel sick.

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