


Business partnerships the winner from Jokowi’s visit but visa reforms fall short
Foreign Policy, Migration
For years, Indonesian and Australian leaders have been meeting to shake hands and declare the huge potential for our two countries to build closer relations.
The visit to Sydney last week by Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo…

Considered economic diplomacy required in the wake of Jokowi visit
Economy, Foreign PolicyIndonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo unveiled an ambitious vision for an expanded economic partnership with Australia during his three-day visit to Sydney. Albanese’s economic diplomacy with Indonesia needs ambition, but it also needs to be realistic and very carefully considered

Talking Indonesia: expatriates
Migration, Talking IndonesiaIn January 2021, a case that became known as ‘digital-nomad-gate’ gripped both Indonesia’s social and conventional media channels and was also reported around the world. This is just one of many cases in recent years which have caught out foreigners in Indonesia for breaking laws and flouting or ignoring social and cultural norms and sensitivities.

Why horror films are dominating the Indonesian box office
Arts, Media2022 was a banner year at the Indonesian box office. While home-grown horror has been a hit with audiences, adapting other genres for the Indonesian market has proven difficult.

The 2024 elections will be crucial for Indonesian forests: What can we learn from Norway’s anti-deforestation support?
2024 Indonesian Elections, Environment, Natural ResourcesIn 2021 the Indonesian government terminated the REDD+ anti-deforestation deal with Norway. A new agreement between the two countries was unveiled in the lead-up to COP27 but it is lower in ambition and lacks clear financing commitments. What can lessons can we learn from the REDD+ agreement?

Blasphemy cases highlight legal inconsistencies
Human Rights, Law, ReligionIndonesian social media figure Lina Mukherjee was reported to police after a TikTok video of her eating pork went viral on social media. The case highlights the inconsistent application of blasphemy laws throughout Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: sand mining
Environment, Talking Indonesia
Many of the big challenges humanity faces today – especially when we talk about environmental problems – can only be understood from a global perspective. This is definitely the case with sand. According to a report from the UN, sand…

The Hunger Games: Indonesia’s problematic electoral system will continue in 2024
2024 Indonesian Elections, Law, Politics, Top StoriesElectoral processes are inherently competitive. But can a democratic system be too competitive? Indonesia’s current open list electoral system not only requires candidates to compete against candidates from different political parties – but also those from their own party.

Talking Indonesia: bureaucratic reform
Policy in FocusThe project of bureaucratic reform has now been ongoing for over 20 years. But what issues remain and what is the government doing to try and curb corruption and boost efficiency? In this episode, Dr Elisabeth Kramer speaks to Dr Kanti Pertiwi about how effective efforts to improve the bureaucracy have been.

Business partnerships the winner from Jokowi’s visit but visa reforms fall short
Foreign Policy, Migration
For years, Indonesian and Australian leaders have been meeting to shake hands and declare the huge potential for our two countries to build closer relations.
The visit to Sydney last week by Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo…

Considered economic diplomacy required in the wake of Jokowi visit
Economy, Foreign PolicyIndonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo unveiled an ambitious vision for an expanded economic partnership with Australia during his three-day visit to Sydney. Albanese’s economic diplomacy with Indonesia needs ambition, but it also needs to be realistic and very carefully considered

Talking Indonesia: expatriates
Migration, Talking IndonesiaIn January 2021, a case that became known as ‘digital-nomad-gate’ gripped both Indonesia’s social and conventional media channels and was also reported around the world. This is just one of many cases in recent years which have caught out foreigners in Indonesia for breaking laws and flouting or ignoring social and cultural norms and sensitivities.

Why horror films are dominating the Indonesian box office
Arts, Media2022 was a banner year at the Indonesian box office. While home-grown horror has been a hit with audiences, adapting other genres for the Indonesian market has proven difficult.

The 2024 elections will be crucial for Indonesian forests: What can we learn from Norway’s anti-deforestation support?
2024 Indonesian Elections, Environment, Natural ResourcesIn 2021 the Indonesian government terminated the REDD+ anti-deforestation deal with Norway. A new agreement between the two countries was unveiled in the lead-up to COP27 but it is lower in ambition and lacks clear financing commitments. What can lessons can we learn from the REDD+ agreement?

Blasphemy cases highlight legal inconsistencies
Human Rights, Law, ReligionIndonesian social media figure Lina Mukherjee was reported to police after a TikTok video of her eating pork went viral on social media. The case highlights the inconsistent application of blasphemy laws throughout Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: sand mining
Environment, Talking Indonesia
Many of the big challenges humanity faces today – especially when we talk about environmental problems – can only be understood from a global perspective. This is definitely the case with sand. According to a report from the UN, sand…

The Hunger Games: Indonesia’s problematic electoral system will continue in 2024
2024 Indonesian Elections, Law, Politics, Top StoriesElectoral processes are inherently competitive. But can a democratic system be too competitive? Indonesia’s current open list electoral system not only requires candidates to compete against candidates from different political parties – but also those from their own party.
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The Anies-Muhaimin Candidacy: mutual desperation or marriage of convenience?
8 September 2023/by Virdika Rizky Utama, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/virdika-rizky-utama/
2024 elections: the third candidate, Anies Baswedan
8 August 2023/by Helen Pausacker, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/helen/
The fight for Nahdlatul Ulama in 2024
25 July 2023/by Virdika Rizky Utama, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/virdika-rizky-utama/
The 2024 elections will be crucial for Indonesian forests: What can we learn from Norway’s anti-deforestation support?
30 June 2023/by David ALed Williams, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/author/david-aled-williams/Indonesia at Melbourne is supported by:
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