Vannessa Hearman
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NT Writers Festival launches story of Timorese asylum seekers who took fishing boat to Australia Sun 31 May 2026 at 8:51am In short: Jose da Costa was among 18 Timorese asylum seekers who fled Indonesia's brutal, decades-long occupation of the former Portuguese colony. After arriving in Darwin by boat in 1995, Mr da Costa moved to Melbourne where he met author Vannessa Hearman, whose new book, The Good Sea, recounts his journey of resistance.