Timor-Leste marks 25 years since the UN-backed referendum that secured its independence, Indigenous health advocates call for culturally appropriate aged care, and new records set at the Sydney Marathon.
Indigenous health advocates call for culturally appropriate aged care.Australia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh, says he is honoured to have participated in the 25th anniversary commemorations in Timor-Leste.
"The logistical challenge was huge - that's true; and I think there were people in New York who thought that the Secretary General and his team were crazy to have signed an agreement on the 5th of May that said the UN would carry out the ballot on the 8th of August. We got a lot of help from interested member states, particularly Australia, because it was nearby it was very able to help. Voluntary funding, so we didn't have to wait for a budget and all that kind of thing.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy credited the release of the prisoners to his forces' recent counter-invasion into Russia which experts believe will be used to strengthen Ukraine's negotiating position in future peace talks.
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