Crossing the line
Subtitle: Australia's secret history in the Timor Sea
By: Kim McGrath
Publisher: Redback Quarterly, an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Carlton, VIC, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781863959360; 9781925435740
Subjects: Offshore gas industry; Offshore oil industry; Relations; International relations
Description: With explosive new research and access to never-before-seen documents, Kim McGrath tells the story of Australia's secret agenda in the Timor Sea, exposing the ruthlessness of successive governments. Australia did nothing to stop Indonesia's devastating occupation of East Timor, when - on our doorstep - 200,000 lives were lost from a population of 650,000. Instead, our government colluded with Indonesia to secure more favourable maritime boundaries.Even today, Australia claims resources that, by international law, should belong to its neighbour - a young country still recovering from catastrophe and in desperate need of income. Crossing the Line is a long-overdue exposé of the most shameful episode in recent Australian history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In English.