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This week marks 25 years since a UN-led referendum secured Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesian control. Australia also played a pivotal role in the peacekeeping response that helped ensure the country's liberation. A red-carpet reception has been rolled out for the UN Secretary General who has attended an event for the pivotal anniversary.

Retired NASA Astronaut Colonel Michael Fossum served as commander of the International Space Station and has spent over 194 days in space and logged 48 hours spacewalk time in his 19 years with NASA. Boeing astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, have had their test mission aboard the ISS extended to February due to issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft's propulsion system. NASA and Boeing will test and determine the capability of the capsule to safely return to Earth, but currently, the plan is for the two astronauts to return to Earth next year in a SpaceX capsule, and not the Boeing spacecraft.

The federal health department estimated in 2019 that about one in 10 Australians identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender diverse. Before the last election, Labor promised it would include questions on sexuality and gender in the next Census, citing a need for better data. Now it says that won't be happening, maintaining it would lead to fear and division in the community. Advocates and L-G-B-T-I-Q+ activists have condemned the government for the move.