AIYA’s Submission to Foreign Policy White Paper 2017
AIYA submitted a formal response to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s call for submissions to the Foreign Policy White Paper in 2017. The Foreign Policy White Paper will […]
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The purpose of learning Indonesian: an instructor’s perspective
Learning Indonesian? There are plentiful ways to go about it, and a great many reasons to do so. It isn’t always a hard slog either. Kartika Wijaya, who helps run […]
The Age of Bones: Q&A with Playwright Sandra Thibodeaux
The Age of Bones is a play that follows the journey of young boy from Eastern Indonesia who goes fishing but fails to return. The production is a joint effort between Satu […]
AND.M: Socially-responsible fashion handmade in Java
Matilda Morgan grew up in rural Victoria, surrounded by the bright colours and bold patterns of Southeast Asian textiles. Her well-travelled grandmother – an expert in Cambodian ceramics – would […]
Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia 2017: Short Film Competition
Festival Sinema Australia Indonesia (FSAI) 2017, an initiative of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, celebrates the best of Indonesian and Australian film. This year FSAI launched its inaugural Short Film […]
How to apply for a Work and Holiday Visa to Australia
“There was no time to play with my phone in the middle of work…” More and more Indonesian youth have been looking abroad for opportunities to work and live, and […]
The exciting cultural experiences of the Darmasiswa Scholarship
The Indonesian Government’s Darmasiswa Scholarship provides funding for foreign students to study Indonesian language, culture and arts at one of a selection of institutions across the archipelago. With applications for the 2017-2018 program […]
Australian & Indonesian teens’ quest to build a library in Bali
Teenagers Samara Welbourne of Australia and Tyas Latra of Bali are on a mission: they’re aiming to raise AUD $20,000 by April this year to build a library in Tyas’ […]
Celebrating Christmas and New Year in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
Despite current tensions over religious tolerance and diversity in Indonesia, the lives of many people continue as normal in many parts of the country, unaffected by political machinations at a […]
Darmasiswa Scholarship: Nicholas Combe in Yogyakarta
The Indonesian Government’s Darmasiswa Scholarship provides funding for foreign students to study Indonesian language, culture and the arts at one of a selection of institutions across the archipelago. With applications for the 2017-2018 […]