Can democracy deliver? Read Indonesia’s former foreign minister Marty Natalegawa on Australia-Indonesia diplomatic partnership for democracy. In the news On last week’s topic of Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper, read […]
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop launched the Foreign Policy White Paper with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 23 November. What does Indonesia stand in Australia’s foreign policy priorities? In the […]
NAILA 2017 was a great success with over 130 high quality video entries from Australians and Indonesians of all ages speaking on this year’s theme, “Origins.” Selamat untuk para pemenang! […]
Indonesian anti-corruption officers have arrested the head of the country’s Parliament after failing to appear for questioning over a huge graft scandal, disappeared and then resurfaced at a hospital, claiming […]
Last Wednesday, Australians have voted 61.6 percent in favour of same-sex marriage. As a neighbouring country, what does this mean to Indonesia? Listen to ABC’s Andrew West on tolerance, gay […]
In the news A new species of orangutan has been identified living on the island of Sumatra. A new study shows that the population of about 800 apes living in […]
In the news Eastern Indonesia and outback Australia share the same energy challenges, and this presents lots of opportunities for the two countries to work together in improving electrification rate. […]
In the news In New Mandala, Vedi Hadiz writes on Islamic populism, the “hyper-nationalist” response, and Indonesia’s crisis of democracy. Indonesian military chief, Gatot Nurmantyo, was denied entry to the […]
In the news Indonesia and Australia are negotiating to exchange zero import tariffs for three products from each country. The Jakarta Post reported that the Indonesian Industry Minister and Australian […]
In the news In the New York Times, two friendly and neighbouring houses of worship in Jakarta are setting an example of pluralism at a time of heightened fears over religious […]