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  • Vote! Australian citizens in Indonesia can cast their vote in the federal election at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta until 16:00 today and between 08:00 and 16:00 tomorrow, or at the Australian Consulate-General in Denpasar (Bali) until 16:00 today and between 08:00 and 18:00 tomorrow.
  • ABC News 24 will lift its geoblock for election day, so if you are in Indonesia you will still be able to stream the ABC’s live coverage online at www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24 or watch from 15:00WIB on the Australia Network. (Polls begin to close in Australia at 18:00AEDT/15:00WIB.)
  • The ANU’s highly regarded annual Indonesia Update conference will be held on 20-21 September in Canberra. The theme for 2013 is ‘Regional Dynamics in a Decentralised Indonesia’. The program and registration is available online.