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THIS WEEK On ABC Radio National's
Background Briefing Program:
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Sunday, May 7, 9.10am
Repeated Tuesday, May 9, 7.10pm
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DOING THE BUSINESS IN EAST TIMOR
Produced by Gerald Tooth
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In East Timor, in Dili, the air is pungent with smoke and the streets
strewn with rubble. But business - Australian business is moving in.
Construction, hotels, cars, shipping. It's needed and welcomed, but it
distorts the local economy. And, because there's a legal vacuum, there are
disputes and anger on all sides.
Meanwhile, Darwin is preparing for the good oil on the Timor Sea.
Background Briefing producer, Gerald Tooth, has been investigating on the
ground in East Timor.
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PRODUCER's SUPPLEMENT:
East Timor, a nation of some 800 thousand people, is in a state of flux,
rebuilding itself after the devestation of war.
Billions will be spent over the next three to four years, and there's a
race to get a slice of the pie. But there are few rules and little order,
and no courts or tribunals. Free-enterprise is rising from the rubble at a
heady pace.
Australian businesses, of all kinds, are on the ground. They're welcomed by
some but criticised by others. Background Briefing looks at some case
histories, and also at the desire for the Timor Oil Treaty to be
re-negotiated. This will have enormous implications, particularly for the
Northern Territory.
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IN THE BACKGROUND BRIEFING ARCHIVES
Check out our last program about East Timor. You can listen in and read the
transcript online.
"A Doctor in East Timor: Diary of an Eyewitness "
Produced by: Suzanne Smith
http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s26571.htm
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LAST WEEK: THE ORGANIC INDUSTRY - A GLOBAL VIEW
Lecture presented by Patrick Holden, of the Soil Association (UK)
Transcripts available on-line Thursday afternoon.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing
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