Best of 2018
ReviewIt’s time again for Indonesia at Melbourne to take a short break over the Christmas and New Year period. Here we reflect on some of our favourite and most popular blog posts and podcasts from 2018. We look forward to seeing you again when we return in mid-January.
Photo essay: march against sexual violence
Gender, Human Rights, LawOn 8 December, an estimated 2,000 people marched through central Jakarta to urge the House of Representatives (DPR) to urgently pass the anti-sexual violence bill. Here we present a selection of images from the demonstration, taken by women's activist Tunggal Pawestri.
‘Families were left to try to identify the dead themselves’
InterviewIt is more than a week since Central Sulawesi was struck by an earthquake and tsunami that has already claimed the lives of more than 1,500 people. We spoke to local resident Adriany Badrah about the recovery effort and how local people are coping.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis
20 Years After Soeharto, Human Rights, Interview, Law, PoliticsTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Todung Mulya Lubis, human rights lawyer and recently appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Norway.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: women's activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana
20 Years After Soeharto, Gender, Interview, LawTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to women's activist Nursyahbani Katjasungkana.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
20 Years After Soeharto, Economy, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, InterviewTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Alexander Downer, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996-2007.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: former Constitutional Court chief Jimly Asshiddiqie
20 Years After Soeharto, Interview, LawTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Professor Jimly Assiddiqie, the former head of the Constitutional Court.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: former Australian Ambassador John McCarthy AO
20 Years After Soeharto, Foreign Policy, InterviewTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent figures about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to John McCarthy AO, Australian ambassador to Indonesia from 1997-2000.
Reflections on 20 years of reform: Lies Marcoes, Muslim feminist
20 Years After Soeharto, Gender, Interview, ReligionTo mark 20 years since the fall of Soeharto and the New Order regime, Indonesia at Melbourne is speaking to a range of prominent Indonesians about their views on the reform process. Today we speak to Muslim feminist Lies Marcoes.