Contents: APEC- the turning point -- 1995-ambivalent anniversaries -- rethinking Australian policy on East Timor -- Diplomatic maze - Resistance meets Alatas -- Sydney meeting -- CAAT reports on arms and aid -- Australian Labour Party calls for action, Timor Gap pact tested in court, British Commons mission under fire, Mandela visit, Guerrilas offer ceasefire, Amnesty International report, Belo thanks US bishops, Cardinal Arinze visits Indonesia