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Nine years ago, Rob Henry left Australia and traveled to the Mentawai Islands, 150 metres off the coast of West Sumatra, to live with an indigenous tribal community. Now, he […]
“When a local Dayak leader started negotiations by laying his sword on the table between us, I decided it was time to leave.” The Australia Indonesia Awards celebrate the contributions […]
Applications are now open for the 2017 National Australia Indonesia Language Awards! NAILA is an annual speech competition that rewards and fosters the development of Indonesian language learning in Australia […]
The University of New South Wales’ Indonesian Student Association of Australia (PPIA) is bringing young Indonesian’s together to innovate at the inaugural Indonesian Ideas Conference (ICON) on Saturday 27 May. […]
“…get on a plane get up to Indonesia! As much as I strongly encourage people to learn the language and culture, you can’t just do that in a classroom.” The […]
“There’s almost no such thing as a bad idea when it comes to improving the Australia-Indonesia relationship; we should be trying everything.” The AIBC Young Professionals had a brief chat […]
Ada salah satu pagelaran Gamelan Gong Kebyar Bali yang sudah mencapai puncak kesenian di Australia, menurut Jane Ahlstrand. Aula gedung National Gallery of Australia (NGA) bergetar dengan suara nyaring Gamelan […]
The Australia Indonesia Awards celebrate the contributions of those who provide inspiration and enhance understanding between Australians and Indonesians. AIYA is chronicling the achievements of these Career Champions in a series […]
The 12th Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) entertained audiences for another year in April with a fresh array of films. With this year’s theme, ‘Fragments of Time’, the festival explored the cinematic […]
David Reeve’s new book, Angkot dan Bus Minangkabau: Budaya Pop & Nilai-Nilai Budaya Pop, translated by Australia-based linguist and lecturer Iskandar P. Nugraha, reveals the colour and complexity of this […]