Indonesia calls on Australia to help with Montara oil spill aftermath

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated December 6 2016 - 3:18pm, first published 2:20pm
A NASA image from September 2009 shows the extent of the oil slick created by the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea. Part of West Timor in Indonesia can be seen at the top of the image. Photo: NASA
A NASA image from September 2009 shows the extent of the oil slick created by the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea. Part of West Timor in Indonesia can be seen at the top of the image. Photo: NASA
'A long fight': seaweed farmer Daniel Sanda was in Sydney in August for the launch of a class action. Photo: Steven Siewert
'A long fight': seaweed farmer Daniel Sanda was in Sydney in August for the launch of a class action. Photo: Steven Siewert
Seaweed farmer Nikodemus Manefa works off the Indonesian island of Rote, where locals say their fish stocks and seaweed crops were devastated after the 2009 Montara oil spill. Photo: Jewel Topsfield
Seaweed farmer Nikodemus Manefa works off the Indonesian island of Rote, where locals say their fish stocks and seaweed crops were devastated after the 2009 Montara oil spill. Photo: Jewel Topsfield

Jakarta: One of Indonesia's most senior ministers has called on Australia to help find a solution to the 2009 Montara oil spill which he says caused lasting negative impacts in one of the country's poorest provinces.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Glen Innes news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.