Ross Tapsell is a senior lecturer and researcher at the ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific, specialising in media and culture in Island Southeast Asia.
International
Mahathir’s choice
Ross Tapsell
28 February 2020
Less than two years after its historic election win, Malaysia’s ruling coalition is in chaos. How did it come to this?
International
Indonesia’s polarisation paradox
Ross Tapsell
28 March 2019
Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election?
International
Post-truth politics in Southeast Asia
Ross Tapsell
17 February 2017
Two recent elections show how vigorous and often misleading online campaigns can derail the facts
“Of course I’m going to try to save my citizens from execution”
Ross Tapsell
31 March 2015
In Indonesia, executions are less about effective policy and more about feelings of nationalism and sovereignty, writes Ross Tapsell in Jakarta
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