From resistance to a life of service: Timor-Leste then and now
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Dr Kirsty Sword Gusmao’s life has been marked by the most astonishing, cinematic twists and turns. From a quiet childhood in regional Victoria to clandestine work smuggling East Timorese men to safety, from falling in love with an imprisoned resistance fighter to First Lady of Timor-Leste. 

Now settled back in Australia, Kirsty joins Phillip Adams to reflect on an incredible thirty years of service to her adopted nation.  

Dr Kirsty Sword Gusmao (AO) is the founder of the Alola Foundation).