Podcasting Nimbin

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(Tetum  -English Translation below)

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Tetum with English translation.

Only a few years old but with 6000 members the Federation has struggled for gains which have flowed through to the Public Service sector in general.

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A press conference held by General Secretary of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri on Monday 16 after some violent incidents following the broadcast of the CNRT General Assembly on Sunday. The CNRT had decided to exclude Fretilin from government. Fretilin was prepared for the decision, but not the provocative and offensive language in which it was couched. Many Fretilin supporters felt insulted, and reacted angrily.

The press conference was mainly in Tetum, but a short translation in English is posted below.

*Fretilin secretary general calls for CNRT’s responsibility *Timornewsline, July 16, 2012 Fretilin Secretary-General Mari Alkatiri has called for Xanana Gusmao CNRT party to be responsible for violence broke out on Friday (15/7).According to him, CNRT party’s conference had caused the weekend’s violence due to some participants of the conference openly criticized Fretilin as the country’s historic party.“We are feeling very sad because some of the participants in the conference lack responsibility by damaging our party’s image. We do not accept it,” he said.Mr. Alkatiri said his party had not questioned the decision which was made in the conference, but they were concerned about some of the participants who damaged the party [Fretilin] dignity.“We do respect the result of the elections because the winning party has the right to appoint any party to form the new government as there was no party won the majority of the votes,” he said.He also called on CNRT party to publicly apologize to the Fretilin and its followers over the open criticism made in the conference.*President TMR calls for peace and stability *Radio e Televizaun de Timor-Leste, July 17, 2012 language source: TetunPresident of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak has called for all the Timorese people to keep peace and stability during the process of establishing the new government.The president made the comments during a meeting with the four political parties, such as CNRT, Fretilin, PD and Frenti Mudanca which had got seats in the parliament.“Before the parliamentary election, the president and the international communities have called on the Timorese people to accept the result of the elections. But unfortunately, yesterday’s violence was not committed by the parties which lose in the elections, but those which won the elections.”“I am concerned about such a situation; therefore I am now meeting with CNRT party’s president, Fretilin president and its secretary general. PD party’s secretary general and Frenti Mudansa’s secretary general to remind your followers,” he said.President TMR called these political parties’ leaders to have a contact with their followers to maintain the peace and stability of the country.

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Remarks, comments and observations from some of the 160 Australian observers who came to see the East Timor elections, shortly before they return to Australia

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Charles Scheiner and Juvenal are researchers for the Lao Hamutuk ("Walking Together) NGO in Timor Leste. For many years Lao Hamatuk has been monitoring the governance of Timor Leste. Among other things, they look at how TL spends its oil revenues, which come from exporting the nonrenewable oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea. Returns on investing the Petroleum Fund are only about one-tenth of the royalties and revenues paid by oil companies. As the oil and gas reserves are depleted, and oil revenues fall, investment returns will not be nearly enough to sustaining TL's state spending.At the time of the 2012 general elections they are particularly critical of the government of the past five years, and concerned that the incoming government review its spending priorities.

The Lao Hamatuk website can be found at http://www.laohamutuk.org/

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Charles Scheiner and Juvenal are researchers for the Lao Hamutuk ("Walking Together) NGO in Timor Leste. For many years Lao Hamatuk has been monitoring the governance of Timor Leste. Among other things, they look at how TL spends its oil revenues, which come from exporting the nonrenewable oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea. Returns on investing the Petroleum Fund are only about one-tenth of the royalties and revenues paid by oil companies. As the oil and gas reserves are depleted, and oil revenues fall, investment returns will not be nearly enough to sustaining TL's state spending.At the time of the 2012 general elections they are particularly critical of the government of the past five years, and concerned that the incoming government review its spending priorities.

The Lao Hamatuk website can be found at http://www.laohamutuk.org/

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Part two of three

Charles Scheiner and Juvenal are researchers for the Lao Hamutuk ("Walking Together) NGO in Timor Leste. For many years Lao Hamatuk has been monitoring the governance of Timor Leste. Among other things, they look at how TL spends its oil revenues, which come from exporting the nonrenewable oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea. Returns on investing the Petroleum Fund are only about one-tenth of the royalties and revenues paid by oil companies. As the oil and gas reserves are depleted, and oil revenues fall, investment returns will not be nearly enough to sustaining TL's state spending. For more details, seehttp://laohamutuk.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-timor-leste-got-ten-billion-dollars.html .

At the time of the 2012 general elections they are particularly critical of the government of the past five years, and concerned that the incoming government review its spending priorities.

The Lao Hamatuk website can be found at http://www.laohamutuk.org/

Part one of three

Charles Scheiner and Juvenal are researchers for the Lao Hamutuk ("Walking Together) NGO in Timor Leste. For many years Lao Hamatuk has been monitoring the governance of Timor Leste. Among other things, they look at how TL spends its oil revenues, which come from exporting the nonrenewable oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea. Returns on investing the Petroleum Fund are only about one-tenth of the royalties and revenues paid by oil companies. As the oil and gas reserves are depleted, and oil revenues fall, investment returns will not be nearly enough to sustaining TL's state spending. For more details, seehttp://laohamutuk.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-timor-leste-got-ten-billion-dollars.html .

At the time of the 2012 general elections they are particularly critical of the government of the past five years, and concerned that the incoming government review its spending priorities.

The Lao Hamatuk website can be found at http://www.laohamutuk.org/

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Three days after the 2012 general election results it was still unclear how the new government would be formed. Neither of the two major parties had a clear majority. The governing CNRT could either form a coalition government with the two minor parties, or a government of National Unity with Fretilin. Speculation was rife. At this time Mari Alkatiri, the General Secretary of Fretilin granted an exclusive interview with an Australian media team, where he referred to the events of 2006 that led to the destabilisation of his government and forced his resignation from the position of Prime Minister.

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Bob Boughton was in Timor Leste to observe the elections. At the time of the interview it was uncertain whether the former CNRT government (which obtained the highest vote, but not an absolute majority) would create a coalition with the Democratic Party (with several of its Ministers under investigation for corruption), or form a Government of National Unity with the Fretilin Party.

While the interview was taking the place the CNRT was holding a televised Assembly. At the end of the day it recommended against forming a government with Fretilin. It is expected that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao will ratify that decision,but not entirely certain; but a new government cannot be declared until the President, Tau Matan Ruak returns from a trip to Mozambique.