David Scott has been a resident in Pt Phillip for many years. He played a pivotal role in Australian activism in support of East Timor’s struggle for independence by supporting Jose Ramos Horta and others. He initiated the backbone of the Australian movement in Melbourne: the Australian East Timor Association. David was in Dili as the Indonesians began invading in 1975. There is a lot more story to come about David. But for now you will have to be satisfied with this very handsome and very old photograph of David.
David published his memoirs in a book titled Last Flight Out of Dili - The Accidental Activist. Two chapters he wrote were not published. ‘All They Got was Misery’ and ‘Japan the Reluctant Invaders.’ We are providing them here in their final draft form in English and Tetun. Timor-oan Hetan Terus and Japaun-relatante-Invasores.
