Entries by Muhammad Yoppy Adhi Hernawan, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/yoppy/

Academic freedom in peril as Indonesian campuses face deepening state incursions

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Indonesia does not need universities that merely repeat government policies and adopt its priorities. It needs universities that can examine and criticise them - and warn society when public power begins to exceed its proper limits.

Credibility of Indonesia’s central bank and Constitutional Court at stake

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On 27 January 2026, Indonesia saw two political appointments that will test the independence of two of its most important state institutions. One was the appointment of  Gerindra Party politician Thomas Djiwandono, a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, as deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI, the central bank of Indonesia). The other was the selection of senior Golkar Party politician Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice.  

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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