Jill Jolliffe (b. 1945) is an Australian journalist and author who has reported on East Timor since 1975. She witnessed the first incursions of Indonesian regular troops into East Timor in September 1975 and reported on the deaths of the Balibo Five the following month.[1]:p i
Jolliffe lived in Portugal from 1978 to 1999, reporting on East Timor, Angola, Portugual and other ex-Portugese colonies. She later returned to Australia to reside in Darwin. Jill Jolliffe was a Northern Territory Finalist for Senior Australian of the Year 2010. She has been a correspondent for Reuters, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and the BBC. She has covered wars in Angola and the western Sahara; and is banned from entering Indonesia.[1][2]