I know I keep changing topics but this sounds really interesting. I was thinking of looking at Australia’s betrayal of East Timor, and the Australian governments past relations with the Indonesian and East Timor governments. I have been doing a little research to get a brief of history of the relations and would really like to expand on them.
To start I would look at Word War 2 when Japan became involved in the war, and an Australian force known as the Sparrow force was defending the island of Timor, they relied heavily upon Timorese support, and East Timor was very supportive of them.
Australia opposed Indonesia during the Sukarno era (1949-1966); he was anti-imperialist, supported communists and a wartime collaborator with Japan and wanted to gain control of the old empire. Conservative Australia hated him and conflicted with him on two issues: Dutch New Guinea, stood in the way of Sukarno creating his old empire and the confrontation of Malaysia.
After the Sukarno government, Suharto’s ‘New Order’ government (1966-1998) offered a stable government to West Timor and was anti-communist. This government invaded East Timor in 1975, to which the Whitlam government didn’t want to intervene and encouraged Indonesia to take East Timor because he was against their independence. This was seen as a betrayal because of East Timor’s support to Australian troops during WW2.
This is just a brief over view, obviously there is a lot more to it! I have also found this document: amnesty international, East Timor, The movement for a comprehensive human rights program: Statement before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization – 30 June 1998
Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor’s 2nd president since its independence, has written a book funu: the unfinished Saga of East Timor, has a section on ‘Australia – betrayal’
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Feminism
Well I was thinking if I wanted to keep it local, I could look at early feminism movement in Australia in regards to the stolen generation! :D I may need to narrow this down a lot but I think it may be cool!!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
AHHH! HELP ME!
I'm not too sure if I want to look at Windshuttle anymore!!! I did find it interesting but at the moment it is boring me and I don't really want to keep doing it!!!
I'm trying to think of new ideas but my minds drawing a blank!
I'm not too sure if I will concentrate on Australian history! hmmmm I was thinking I could look at Malta during WW11, cause I can get first hand evidence from my grandparents.
Or I could research something to do with Israel and/or the Gaza strip.
As you can see my mind has gone a little crazy!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to think of new ideas but my minds drawing a blank!
I'm not too sure if I will concentrate on Australian history! hmmmm I was thinking I could look at Malta during WW11, cause I can get first hand evidence from my grandparents.
Or I could research something to do with Israel and/or the Gaza strip.
As you can see my mind has gone a little crazy!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
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