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Jose Ramos Horta, Timorese Fretilin party leader, 1975

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[A6180, 18/8/75/25]

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East Timorese

After the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975, many East Timorese fled to Australia, and a majority settled in Sydney. Further waves of East Timorese came after the 1991 Dili massacre, and during the conflict after the 1999 referendum on independence. A majority of the community is of Chinese descent, with 40 per cent identifying as Timorese. The community has maintained diverse religious and cultural practices as well as the languages of Tetum, Hakka and Portuguese.

East Timorese