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Sophie Raynor is a freelance journalist just returned home to Perth, Western Australia, after living in Timor-Leste for two years. Her work has appeared in Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, Crikey, Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, New Naratif, Eureka Street, Scoop Magazine and Southeast Asia Globe. She reports mainly on Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia, politics, gender and social issues.
Sophie holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Timor-Leste is racing against the clock to develop newly unlocked Timor Sea wealth before its coffers empty. We look at the different roads that could lead the country to prosperity
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Sophie Raynor
- Oct 23, 2019
The largest budget in Timor-Leste’s history has been vetoed by President Francisco Guterres, who argued that buying out shares in the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields will leave precious little money for health, education and basic infrastructure. And although the government is confident it can push the bill through, it may be in for a bitter struggle
By
Sophie Raynor
- Jan 31, 2019
Timor-Leste, the world’s second-most oil dependent country in the world, is shedding barriers for small business in a bid to boost a flagging economy
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Sophie Raynor
- Nov 01, 2018
Timor-Leste has closed a deal to purchase ConocoPhillips' multi-billion-dollar stake in the Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields, strengthening its position in long-running negotiations
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Sophie Raynor
- Oct 01, 2018
When Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrived in Timor-Leste on her first official visit to the country in nearly five years, it marked a milestone in the countries’ relationship. But the friendly welcome belies the tension remaining between the neighbours
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Sophie Raynor
- Aug 01, 2018
Timor-Leste has named former resistance leader and president Taur Matan Ruak as the country’s new prime minister, ending weeks of speculation as coalition Change for Progress Alliance (AMP) organised its government following a 12 May election victory
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Sophie Raynor
- Jun 20, 2018
As the dust settles on Timor-Leste’s third election in a year, an unprecedented three-party coalition grapples with internal fissures and an uncertain future ahead
By
Sophie Raynor
- Jun 05, 2018
