Gordon Peake

Gordon Peake is a writer, critic and podcaster based in Washington DC. His book on Timor-Leste won the ACT Book of the Year and Peoples’ Choice Awards 2014. His book on Bougainville will be published in December 2022.

Recent articles by Gordon Peake

Penny Wong’s 'Whit'-washing of Australia’s history with Timor-Leste is not useful

Penny Wong’s 'Whit'-washing of Australia’s history with Timor-Leste is not useful

Penny Wong’s speech at last month’s Whitlam oration demonstrated that while Australia’s relationship with Timor-Leste is swaddled in kind-hearted words, we must not forget that Whitlam gave a nod and a wink to Indonesia’s invasion of 1975. Whitlam’s decision continues to haunt Australia.