In April, Australia and Timor-Leste reached agreement on their maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea. This resolved a longstanding source of contention between them. The potential benefits of this historic breakthrough are now in peril, because the critical issue of how the shared oil and gas of the Timor Sea are to be developed remains in dispute.
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Strating, R. & Schofield, C. H. (2018). Australia's deal with Timor-Leste in peril again over oil and gas. The Conversation, 25 May 1-4.