Wrap: East Timor 20 Years after the Massacres

Published on Sep 5, 2019 by Luke Hunt

East Timor is commemorating the 20th anniversary of a referendum that delivered its independence but sparked widespread massacres that left 1,500 people dead and displaced about half-a-million people. here is a collection of stories from Dili written by Luke Hunt.East Timor Remembers a Vote and a Bloody RampageEast Timor Massacres Remembered by Australian SurvivorsTimor-Leste Dancing to Indonesia’s Tune despite 20 years of IndependenceEast Timorese Retain a Soft Spot for AussiesEast Timor’s Bloody Road to IndependenceTimor-Leste Forged in Blood, Struggles with Peace and Independence.

Australian Family Abandons Thai Surrogate

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Thai surrogate mother of a critically ill twin baby abandoned by his Australian biological parents says she is determined to bring him up in her impoverished village with her two children aged six and three.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch at The Age .

Vietnam: Dancing with the Scars of ‘79

Published on Feb 18, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Governments and their militaries have well established traditions when it comes to commemorating battles that define a nation. Those traditions dictate that formal ceremonies are held every five and 10 years to remember the fallen.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..

Found, Cambodia's Lost City

Published on Jun 20, 2013 by Luke Hunt

Archaeologists using revolutionary airborne laser technology have discovered a lost mediaeval city that thrived on a mist-shrouded Cambodian mountain 1200 years ago. The stunning discovery of the city, Mahendraparvata, includes temples hidden by jungle for centuries – temples that archaeologists believe have never been looted.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch at Fairfax Media..

Invading Iraq: Lindsay Murdoch on Iraq and Lies

Published on Mar 24, 2013 by Luke Hunt

I was not aware the Pentagon had called me a liar. I was sitting at the time in a knee-deep hole in the Iraq desert wearing a chemical warfare suit and flak jacket, helmet strapped on and gas mask within grasp. An editor in Sydney took the call from the Pentagon’s Lieutenant-Commander Jeff Davies a day after the beginning of the ground war in Iraq 10 years ago today.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch at Fairfax..