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When it comes to Language learning in Australia, it seems that the most common language being practised and used regularly is the “language of justification”. Whether it is politicians, language […]
Indonesia is celebrating a new era of democracy marked by the inauguration of its 7th President, Mr. Joko Widodo (Jokowi). But, what makes him the new hope for Indonesia? Indonesia’s […]
Sometimes, it seems Indonesia can be its own worst enemy. Over a dinner in Jakarta recently, a businessperson with long experience interacting with Indonesian policymakers lamented that politicians and bureaucrats […]
On Wednesday the 17th of September the AIYA ACT Chapter hosted approximately 250 students from years 7 to 12 from across the ACT. The students had an opportunity to experience […]
Indonesia welcomed its seventh President to Istana Merdeka yesterday, on an inauguration day that was part ceremony, part street party, and full of colour and excitement. This morning, we’ve picked out […]
The AIYA Yogyakarta team are excited to announce the first positions in their volunteer program! These roles are ideally suited to Australians spending time in Yogya, and are based at […]
AIYA’s communications team is expanding, and we’re looking for candidates to fill two new volunteer positions! If you’re a young person with an interest in the Australia-Indonesian relationship and experience […]
A number of positions have become open at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta ideally suited to early-mid career professionals in the development sector. Not all require fluency in Indonesian. The […]
It is a great pleasure to introduce the 2014 AIYA members survey, which this year had its highest response rate ever, attracting close to 500 people. Each year AIYA conducts […]
Journalist, epidemiologist and Indonesianist Elizabeth Pisani has been in Australia this week to promote her new book Indonesia Etc. AIYA NSW’s Iona Main had an opportunity to speak with her, […]