National affairs
7 February 2025
A Darwin school’s decision to drop Indonesian points to a broader failure
Books & arts
9 October 2024
Canny coalition-building fuelled the ascendancy of Indonesia’s Joko Widodo. But does his chosen successor represent continuity or change?
Books & arts
20 June 2024
Indonesia’s emergence was both more violent and more pioneering than commonly imagined
Essays & reportage
18 April 2024
Layers of history — Portugese, Dutch, Japanese, Indonesian, Australian — aren’t far from the surface in the Timorese capital and its hinterland
Books & arts
21 March 2024
How a former Jehovah’s Witness activist became a secret intermediary between the Indonesian leader and the West
International
14 February 2024
Prabowo Subianto’s likely electoral hole-in-one this week holds risks not only for his enemies
International
27 October 2023
Despite potential pitfalls, the Indonesian president seems set on creating a new political dynasty
International
4 July 2023
As pre-election jockeying intensifies in Indonesia, it’s looking like “Jokowi volume two” versus the violent-tempered former general
Books & arts
17 March 2023
Democracy has spread in a distinctive way among Asia’s success stories
Essays & reportage
10 October 2022
A former foreign correspondent watches Bali 2002
From the archive
25 June 2021
A seasoned observer of Indonesian politics has written a gripping account of Soeharto’s early years
Books & arts
2 February 2021
Books | Historian Tim Harper enters the hidden world of early-twentieth-century Asian revolutionaries
National affairs
14 December 2020
Signs suggest that Australia hasn’t learned from its experience with China
Books & arts
31 August 2020
Books | Is there a pattern to the presidency of Indonesia’s Joko Widodo?
Books & arts
17 June 2020
Books | Australia can’t afford to take its nearest neighbours for granted
National affairs
13 April 2020
There’s a cost-free way for the Reserve Bank to help our largest neighbour avoid defaulting on its loans
International
25 October 2019
The make-up of Joko Widodo’s second-term cabinet confirms worrying trends
International
7 October 2019
As Indonesia tightens its grip on West Papua, Pacific nations are pushing for a negotiated solution
International
11 September 2019
Experts gather in Canberra to analyse a thriving democracy that could take an authoritarian turn
International
30 April 2019
The election count is still incomplete, but it’s now clear there’s more to Indonesian politics than pragmatism and patronage alone
International
15 April 2019
Why is the likely loser of the Indonesian election already crying foul?
International
28 March 2019
Has social media created an artificial atmosphere around this year’s election?
International
21 September 2018
On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger?
Essays & reportage
2 August 2017
Living in limbo, his options narrowing, Aziz survives on his wits in the Indonesian capital
11 May 2017
Recent events have revealed the power of the asbestos industry – and, in Indonesia, a powerful determination to fight it
International
18 April 2017
Will sectarian divisions decide Jakarta’s election for governor this week?
International
17 February 2017
Two recent elections show how vigorous and often misleading online campaigns can derail the facts
Books & arts
18 June 2015
Cinema | From the Sydney Film Festival Sylvia Lawson reviews The Pearl Button and The Look of Silence
International
14 April 2015
Stopping the boats masks a bleak waiting game for refugees and asylum seekers stranded in Indonesia, write Antje Missbach and Anne McNevin
31 March 2015
In Indonesia, executions are less about effective policy and more about feelings of nationalism and sovereignty, writes Ross Tapsell in Jakarta