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Samantha Hepburn

Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
Samantha Hepburn teaches:
- Mining and Energy Law
- Property and Land Law
- Native Title
- Environmental Property including: water rights, indigenous environmental law, and the propertisation of carbon interests

Her research interests include:
-Unconventional gas regulation
-Climate Change Jurisprudence
- Property and Land Law
- Native title
- environmental property including: water rights, indigenous environmental law, and the propertisation of carbon interests.

Samantha completed her doctorate at the University of Melbourne. She has taught and researched at Monash, the Australian National University and Deakin University. Samantha has published extensively in her area of research. She has just written a book for Cambridge University Press on Mining and Energy Law and Policy in Australia. She has also written in the U.S on unconventional gas regulation and carbon capture sequestration regulation.

Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?

Aug 09, 2024 19:18 pm UTC| Business

For decades, Australias largest independent oil and gas company, Woodside, has eyed off a prize: the largest known unconventional gas fields in the nation. But theres a problem. The enormous Brecknock, Calliance and...

Yes, the government's price cap is overly generous to gas producers. But it was necessary

Dec 19, 2022 16:35 pm UTC| Economy

To tackle the energy crisis about to send our bills skywards, the Albanese government last week capped gas prices temporarily in the east coast market, proposing a figure of A$12 per gigajoule. A gigajoule of gas has the...

Global Geopolitics Series

The 'gas trigger' won't be enough to stop our energy crisis escalating. We need a domestic reservation policy

Aug 03, 2022 00:59 am UTC| Economy

Australias east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes supply conditions will deteriorate significantly in 2023 if no action is taken....

4 reasons why a gas-led economic recovery is a terrible, naïve idea

Aug 26, 2020 11:20 am UTC| Economy

Australias leading scientists today sent an open letter to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, speaking out against his support for natural gas. Finkel has said natural gas plays a critical role in Australias transition to...

Economy

Trump Warns of Auto Tariffs, Targets Venezuela in Expanding Trade Crackdown

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on automobiles are coming very soon, signaling a continuation of his aggressive trade strategy. While initially set to unveil sweeping tariffs on April 2, Trump suggested...

Trump’s China Ship Fee Plan Risks U.S. Jobs, Higher Prices, and Supply Chain Chaos

President Donald Trumps plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding by imposing hefty fees on China-built vessels is facing fierce backlash from the American maritime industry. Industry leaders argue that the proposed port...

S&P 500 Surges as Tariff Fears Ease and Tech Stocks Rally

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Monday, with the SP 500 jumping 1.7% as easing trade concerns lifted market sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 597 points (1.4%), and the tech-heavy NASDAQ soared 2.3%,...

India's Business Growth Slows Slightly in March Despite Strong Manufacturing Surge

Indias overall business activity saw a slight dip in March as robust manufacturing growth couldnt fully offset a services sector slowdown, according to HSBCs flash India Composite PMI by SP Global. The index eased to 58.6...

Canadian Miners Flock to ASX Amid Pension Wealth and Global Instability

Australias stock exchange is attracting a record number of secondary listings from Canadian mining firms in 2025, driven by strong investor demand, regulatory stability, and access to Australias vast pension capital. The...

Politics

Trump Targets Venezuela Oil Trade with 25% Tariff Amid Chevron Extension

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all countries buying oil or gas from Venezuela, aiming to pressure foreign buyers while extending Chevrons license to operate in the sanctioned South American nation...

Alaska Governor Leads Energy Delegation to South Korea Amid LNG Project Talks

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is leading a delegation to South Korea this week to revive a long-stalled $44 billion natural gas pipeline project. The group includes officials from the Glanfarne Group, a project partner,...

Trump Administration Eyes Greater Control Over U.S. Bank Regulators

The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing a set of recommendations to streamline banking oversight, potentially reshaping the role of key regulators like the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and...

U.S. Rule Change Sparks Fears for Migrant Families Claiming Children

The U.S. government will now allow the Office for Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to share the immigration status of sponsors for unaccompanied migrant children with law enforcement agenciesa regulatory shift raising concerns...

Marco Rubio Heads to Caribbean to Boost U.S. Ties and Tackle Immigration

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname from March 26 to 27, according to a State Department spokesperson. The diplomatic tour aims to strengthen U.S.-Caribbean relations and...

Science

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like youre living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around...

Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. Whats significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2023....

Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible studies of human anatomy still don’t get the recognition they deserve

Wikimedia, CC BY-SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, hydrology, engineering and physics. As a painter, his Mona Lisa and Last Supper...

Technology

DeepSeek Launches V3 AI Model With Major Performance Boost and MIT License

DeepSeek has rolled out an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence model, V3-0324, boasting significant improvements in reasoning and programming capabilities. The update, quietly released on GitHub, also marks a...

AI Datacenter Bubble? Alibaba's Tsai Raises Red Flags Amid Soaring Investments

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Chairman Joseph Tsai has issued a warning about a potential bubble forming in AI datacenter construction, citing the growing disconnect between infrastructure development and actual demand. Speaking at...

PsiQuantum Eyes $750M Funding to Scale Quantum Chip Production with BlackRock's Backing

Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750 million at a $6 billion pre-money valuation, with BlackRock reportedly leading the round, according to sources familiar with the matter. The funding aims to...

Xiaomi Raises $5.5B to Supercharge EV and AI Ambitions

Chinas Xiaomi Corp (OTC:XIACF) has raised $5.5 billion through an upsized share sale, fueling its aggressive push into electric vehicles (EVs) and artificial intelligence (AI). The tech giant sold 800 million shares at...

FuriosaAI Rejects $800M Meta Takeover, Aims to Rival NVIDIA in AI Chip Race

South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has reportedly turned down an $800 million acquisition offer from Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), according to local media. The decision wasnt driven by price but rather...