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Australia and Timor Leste settle maritime boundary after 45 years of bickering

  • Written by: Donald R. Rothwell, Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Australia and Timor Leste settle maritime boundary after 45 years of bickeringAfter nearly two years of a facilitated conciliation process, Australia and Timor Leste have finally reached agreement on a maritime boundary in the Timor Sea.Shutterstock

After nearly two years of a facilitated conciliation process initiated under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Australia and Timor Leste have finally...

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why supermarkets are moving away from price

  • Written by: Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and International Business, Queensland University of Technology
why supermarkets are moving away from priceColes was once the market leader thanks to its 'down down' low pricing marketing. www.shutterstock.com

On January 26, 2011, Coles fired the first shot in what would soon be dubbed the “supermarket price wars” by reducing the price of its own-brand milk to A$1 per litre. Woolworths fired back, triggering seven years of intense price...

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Virtual power plants are in vogue, but they can be like taking a sledgehammer to a nut

  • Written by: Evan Franklin, Senior Lecturer - School of Engineering, Co-Director Future Energy, University of Tasmania

The fleet of small-scale solar systems, batteries and flexible loads in our electricity system will grow rapidly in coming years. But how to coordinate them efficiently in our complex electricity grid, and how to make sure their owners get a fair return?

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are the talk of the town right now. But they may turn out to be...

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Phenibut, online drug markets and the limits of law enforcement

  • Written by: Andrew Childs, Doctoral Candidate, Griffith University

Seven high school students in Queensland were taken to hospital last month after reportedly overdosing on a substance identified as Phenibut. It’s an anti-anxiety drug developed for Russian cosmonauts that also has cognitive-enhancing qualities.

According to the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, Phenibut is a Schedule 9 prohibited...

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