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His Excellency XANANA GUSMÃO accepts Honorary Doctorate and acknowledges Balibó House Trust Here is the text of His Excellency’s University of Melbourne Doctorate of Letters acceptance speech, attended by our Patron The Hon. Steve Bracks. Balibo House Trust is deeply honoured to be acknowledged in a speech which so eloquently addresses the importance of a strong … Read more

Remembering the past, Working for the future Balibo tells the story of journalists sent to East Timor to report on Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor in 1975. BALIBO was described by The Age in its five star review as “Compelling, provocative and unashamedly political… an extraordinary film”. The evening is a unique opportunity to support the … Read more

Our inaugural volunteer dentist Dr David Bladen gives the new Balibo Dental Clinic a final inspection before its launch tomorrow!