Balibo reporter widow wants husband's remains brought home

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Updated July 24, 2009 12:16:09

More than 30 years after five Australian-based reporters were killed in East Timor, the widow of the late Channel Seven reporter Greg Shackelton, says it's time for her husband's remains to be brought home.

The call comes as the film about the events surrounding the reporters deaths opens at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Presenter: Sara Everingham
Speakers: Shirley Shackelton, widow Balibo Five reporter Greg Shackelton; Jill Jolliffe, author 'Balibo'

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