Note: For budgetary reasons, most sections of this Briefing Book, other than Australian Defence Facilities ceased being updated in December 2010. 

 

About Australian Forces Abroad and Australia in Timor-Leste

Australia in Timor-Leste: quick guide

Timor-Leste context

• History and general resources
• Who’s who: Timor-Leste
• Maps: Timor-Leste

Australian policy in Timor-Leste

• Australian government policy – Timor-Leste
  • Government statements – Howard government 2006-07
  • Government statements – Rudd government 2007 –
  • Timor’s political crisis in 2006
• Australian aid to Timor Leste
• Australia and Timor’s oil
• ADF – doctrine and strategic planning
• Australian security policy and doctrine
• Australian security policy organisation

United Nations mission

• United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
  • United Nations past missions in Timor-Leste
• United Nations Police (UNPOL)

Australian Defence Force

• ADF: past operations in Timor-Leste (East Timor)
  • International Force East Timor (INTERFET)
  • Operation Citadel
• ADF: current operations in Timor-Leste
  • Operation Astute
  • Operation Tower
  • Defence Cooperation Program (DCP): Timor-Leste

 

ADF elements in Timor-Leste

• ANZAC Battle Group
• Special operations: Timor-Leste
• Military Police
• Royal Australian Navy: Timor-Leste
• Royal Australian Air Force: Timor-Leste

Bases

• ADF facilities – Timor Leste
  • Camp Phoenix
  • Dili Heliport (Helioport)
  • Forward Operating Bases:
    • FOB Baucau
    • FOB Chauvel
    • FOB Ermera
    • FOB Gleno
    • FOB Maliana
  • Defence Cooperation Compound
  • Metinaro Training Base

Budgets

• ADF Budget: Timor-Leste
• AFP Budget: Timor-Leste
• ADF budget – general

Command

• Joint Task Force / ISF – command – Timor-Leste
• ADF – command – general
• Special Operations Command

Equipment, weapons and systems

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
• Blackhawk helicopters

Intelligence

• Agencies
  • ADF intelligence: Timor Leste
    • ADF – Intelligence in overseas deployments
  • ASIS: Timor-Leste
    • ASIS: Favaro affair
  • Defence Signals Directorate
    • Defence Signals Directorate: Timor Leste, 1999
  • Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation: Timor-Leste
  • Australian intelligence organisations
  • Joint Australian-US intelligence facilities
  • National Security Agencies
• Facilities
  • Shoal Bay Receiving Station
  • Geraldton Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station
• Systems
  • Joint Intelligence Support System (JISS)
  • Joint Mission Analysis Cells
  • SIPRNET
• Issues
  • The Collins allegations
  • The death of Mervyn Jenkins
  • Foreign penetration of Australian intelligence organisations

Legal

• Legal mandate – ADF in East Timor
• Rules of Engagement – ADF
• Rules of Engagement – Timor
• Status of Forces
• Status of Forces Agreements – Timor

Australian Federal Police

• AFP personnel in Timor-Leste
• Operation Serene
• Operation Comity
• Operational Response Group (ORG)

Policing operations and training in Timor-Leste

• Timor-Leste Police Development Program (TLPDP)
• International Police in Timor-Leste (IPTL)
• Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL)
• Security sector reform: Timor-Leste
• Forensic Operations

Casualties

• Casualties – ADF and AFP
• Casualties: civilians

International Stabilisation Force

• ISF -command: Timor-Leste
• New Zealand
• Portugal
• Malaysia