Map of Timor in 1975 -- 1. The Balibo Five -- 2. East Timor 1975 -- 3. The Stage is Set -- 4. Death -- 5. Information Withheld -- 6. First Inquiries: a defector emerges -- 7. An Anonymous Eyewitness -- 8. Balibo Forgotten -- 9. The Sherman Inquiry -- 10. Sherman Scrutinised -- 11. Making 'Foreign Correspondent' -- 12. 'Black Ops': a shadow scenario -- 13. Between Terror and Freedom -- 14. Freedom's Grim Dawn -- 15. Answers At Last -- 16. More Revelations -- 17. The CIVPOL Inquiry -- 18. Chris, the Cowardly Balibo Killer
Summary
Revealing the previously hidden details of one of the most shameful episodes in Australia's history, this book provides a unique, first-hand account of the deaths of five young television reporters who were killed by the Indonesian military in the East Timor border town of Balibo in October 1975
Analysis
Balibo
Journalists
Indonesia
Human rights violations
Diplomatic relations
State sponsored violence
Federal issue
Notes
Errata slip inserted at end
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-344) and index