Cabinet documents reveal Australia’s interest in oil and gas before Timor-Leste bugging

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

• Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing

Newly released cabinet documents reveal Australia was preoccupied with the interests of major oil and gas corporations in the Timor Sea years before it bugged the Timor-Leste government during talks to carve up the crucial underwater resources.

Independent senator Rex Patrick is currently battling for access to archived cabinet documents detailing Australia’s strategy for bartering over the resource-rich Timor Sea with the then soon-to-be independent state of Timor-Leste.

Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/dqnoS1Cev
via IFTTT