Jokowi is nominated, Indonesia responds
Yesterday afternoon, PDI-P Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri finally put an end to months of speculation: Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo — better known as Jokowi — will be nominated as the party’s […]
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We Go Way Back: Indigenous Australia and Indonesia
The contemporary relationship gets plenty of attention, but there were economic and cultural ties between Indigenous Australians and Indonesia long before European colonisation. A Yolungu painting of a ‘Macassan perahu’ […]
Now open: Hamer Scholarships Program
The first round of the Victorian Government’s Hamer Scholarships program is now open. The program offers up to 50 scholarships to Australian citizens or permanent residents based in Victoria to […]
Changing of the Guard: Indonesia Votes 2014
Jokowi for President campaign posters in December, 2013. Photo by Eduardo Mariz. 2014 is going to be a year of change for Indonesia, not only in terms of the Presidency. […]
Now open: the 2014 AIYA Survey
Each year, AIYA conducts a survey into the thoughts, opinions and background of our members and audience. We want to hear your thoughts on the bilateral relationship — what’s important? […]
Q&A with Katie Lee, Visual Artist
Originally from Hobart, Katie Lee is a visual artist based in Melbourne working across sculpture, drawing, video and photography. She also teaches art and art history subjects at the Victorian […]
Video: Know your neighbour
In this week’s video from the first Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth, Kirsten Sayers, former Australian investment commissioner to ASEAN and CEO of humanitarian agency RedR Australia, speaks to […]
AYAD Assignments: March, 2014
This month’s Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development postings include plenty of education positions, an accounting support officer, and an opening for a PHP developer. The AYAD website has more detailed […]
Australia: I’m Just Not that Into You
In between natural disasters, an upcoming Presidential election and various other domestic problems, Indonesia remains firmly focused on itself, writes AIYA Victoria member Tim Flicker. The Australia-Indonesia relationship could easily be […]
Australia-Indonesia Youth Dialogue Wrap-Up
AIYA Western Australia’s Natrisha Barnett was a participant in the recent Australia-Indonesia Youth Dialogue, hosted by the Australia-Indonesia Institute at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on the 10th of February. […]