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Beijing has lauded efforts to lift Timor-Leste’s economy and the livelihood of people, in a message commemorating 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Nearly two-thirds of ACT residents have ensured their drink containers avoid ending up as litter and landfill by using the CDS.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade turned 30 on July 14 and its job is only getting harder, but secretary Frances Adamson is confident that its past record is cause for optimism about its future.

Sweden passed the first FOI law 250 years ago and is seen as a global leader. But the Nordic experience shows the flipside of maximising transparency can be a culture of unofficial secrecy, as bureaucrats buck the rules.