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From Bus Driver to Ambassador

Abel Guterres left East Timor to visit Australia for two weeks and didn't return to his homeland for 24 years. Jo Fidgen hears Abel's amazing journey from Melbourne bus driver to East Timor's Ambassador in Australia, starting with his early life in a rural mountain village in East Timor.

Picture: Abel Guterres
Picture credit: Getty Images

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12 minutes