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Indonesia
National affairs
“Our boats, our people, our knowledge”
Antje Missbach & Anne Mcnevin
5 November 2014
Australia is sending dubious messages to Indonesian fishing communities, write
Antje Missbach
and
Anne McNevin
International
Fear and favour
Ross Tapsell
16 July 2014
The polarisation of Indonesia’s media during the election campaign has renewed the debate over the nexus between proprietors and politics, writes
Ross Tapsell
International
Prabowo versus democracy in Indonesia
Edward Aspinall
4 July 2014
Despite his protestations to the contrary, Prabowo Subianto is determined he will seek a popular mandate just this once, write
Marcus Mietzner
and
Edward Aspinall
International
Indonesia on the knife’s edge
Edward Aspinall
17 June 2014
The outside world should be worried by the possibility that Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesian president, writes
Edward Aspinall
, but the biggest losers will be…
International
Indonesia’s next governing coalition: taking a progressive turn?
Dominic Berger
14 April 2014
The likely makeup of the next Indonesian government gives cause for optimism, writes
Dominic Berger
Correspondents
The puzzle of Rusdi Kirana and Islamic politics
Greg Fealy
6 April 2014
Parachuted into the senior ranks of the National Awakening Party, the ethnic Chinese businessman has helped changed the equation among Islamic parties in Indonesia, writes…
Correspondents
The Jokowi phenomenon
Ross Tapsell
16 January 2014
In Jakarta,
Ross Tapsell
profiles the city governor who could be the next president of Indonesia
National affairs
Australia’s Jakarta phone-tapping: was it illegal?
Alison Pert
27 November 2013
Alison Pert
looks at the domestic and international legality of phone-tapping and espionage
Books & arts
The lion and the Lion City
Chris Lydgate
12 February 2013
Chris Lydgate
reviews a new biography of Stamford Raffles, the contradictory colonialist who founded Singapore, and an account of a trip through the modern-day city state…
National affairs
Fifty years on, Australia’s Papua policy is still failing
Richard Chauvel
27 September 2012
Indonesia’s President Yudhoyono isn’t getting the right kind of encouragement to create a long-term solution
National affairs
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Savitri Taylor
21 December 2011
The weekend’s boat tragedy makes the need for regional cooperation more urgent than ever, writes
Savitri Taylor
. The good news is that real progress has already been made
Correspondents
Mixing politics and sport
Simon Creak
10 November 2011
The 2011 Southeast Asian Games have been plagued by controversies that reflect pressures within Indonesian society and government, reports
Simon Creak
. But the organisers…
International
Indonesia’s dangerous silence
Richard Tanter
28 April 2011
Richard Tanter
reports on a controversial intervention in Indonesian history, culture and memory
International
Filep Karma and the fight for Papua’s future
Richard Chauvel
6 April 2011
The detention of Filep Karma – one of more than 130 Papuan and Moluccan political prisoners in Indonesian jails – highlights the deep problems of Indonesian rule in Papua
Essays & reportage
Financing the forests
Stephen Minas
20 October 2010
Indonesia is at the sharp end of the debate about how to bring forests into a carbon trading system, writes
Stephen Minas
Essays & reportage
Australia’s expanding borders
Savitri Taylor
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes
Savitri Taylor
National affairs
Liberalism’s asylum dilemma
Savitri Taylor & Brynna Rafferty-Brown
28 October 2009
There’s a price to be paid if we wish to remain a liberal society, write
Savitri Taylor
and
Brynna Rafferty-Brown
International
Indonesia’s new leadership: the Australian connection
Hal Hill
29 July 2009
The tragic Jakarta bombings earlier this month should not distract our attention from the good news coming out of Indonesia, including an important Australian connection in the…
International
The perils of peace
Edward Aspinall
2 July 2009
Former rebels have come to power in Aceh but they now face the twin challenges of winning greater autonomy from Jakarta and controlling corruption in their own ranks, writes…
International
Indonesia’s Islamic parties in decline
Greg Fealy
11 May 2009
Last month’s election result shows falling popular support for Islamic parties, with implications for July’s presidential poll, writes
Greg Fealy
International
Seeking an alternative to life in limbo
Savitri Taylor
22 April 2009
Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes
Savitri Taylor
National affairs
The fifth wave
Peter Mares
21 April 2009
The human cost of turning back boats is too high, writes
Peter Mares
. So what are the alternatives?
International
Lost in translation
Edward Aspinall
20 February 2009
Despite the importance of relations with Indonesia, the government is not backing up its Asia-literacy rhetoric with funds, writes
Edward Aspinall
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