Hakarak hatene liu tan bele hare ba...By ABC 4 corners October - TopicsExpress



          

Hakarak hatene liu tan bele hare ba...By ABC 4 corners October 1/2012 Taxing Times in Timor Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is one of the smallest and poorest countries in Asia. Its only economic hope for the future lies in massive reserves of oil and gas in the Timor Sea. Having fought a bitter battle with Australia over seabed borders and mineral rights its now taking on some of the worlds biggest private energy companies, demanding they pay their fair share of tax on the resources theyre extracting. Four Corners reporter Andrew Fowler travels to Timor-Leste to detail a no holds barred struggle that involves billions of dollars and the promise of investment and jobs from energy processing. Will Australias smallest northern neighbour triumph in this battle or will the corporations win out?
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 02:19:20 +0000

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