What this week has shown us is - Never take democracy for granted. In this momentous week I remember the 11th of November, the Whitlam dismissal, NAIDOC week and the struggle for independence when the Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia. Democracy hard won.
Read MoreCristo Rei (Christ the Redeemer) statue on the hill overlooking Dili harbour, Timor Leste
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