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Asylum seekers in Aceh: maternal health matters

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Pregnancy and childbirth are the number one cause of death and illness for women during humanitarian crises. Kate Walton explains what needs to be done to improve healthcare for asylum seekers in Aceh.

People with disability: locked out of learning?

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Discrimination, poor infrastructure and a lack of educational assistance services limit the participation of Indonesians with disability in higher education. But as Dr Dina Afrianty writes, some institutions are leading the way in promoting more inclusive approaches. Photo by Tommy Kristiawan Permadi.

Where's Prabowo?

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More than a year has now passed since Prabowo Subianto lost the 2014 Presidential Election to Joko Widodo. Dr Jemma Purdey looks at what the leader of Gerindra and his Red and White Coalition have been up to since.

Talking Indonesia: addressing the legacy of 1965

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In this week's Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Dave McRae speaks to the University of Melbourne's Dr Ken Setiawan about her recent trip to Buru Island, where her father was held as a political prisoner from 1971 to 1978.

The Constitutional Court: promoting corruption?

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The former Indonesian deputy minister of justice and human rights, Denny Indrayana, writes on what the Constitutional Court got wrong in its recent decisions on regional elections and ex-convicts.

Jokowi’s dilemma: amnesty or clemency for political prisoners?

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After granting clemency to five Papuans in May, Jokowi's efforts to release more political prisoners have met with little success. Assistant Professor Daniel Pascoe explains the difference between amnesty and clemency, and how neither option looks like it will allow Jokowi to deliver on his promise. Photo by Øystein Solvang/NHD

Youth smoking: an un-natural disaster

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The recent death of a 27-year-old from laryngeal cancer has highlighted the problem of youth smoking in Indonesia. As Ayu Swandewi writes, the government has much work to do to address the aggressive targeting of young people by tobacco companies.

Tim Lindsey on cattle import cuts and the bilateral relationship

Professor Tim Lindsey speaks to Emma Alberici from the ABC's Lateline program, about Indonesia's decision to slash its cattle import quota, and the state of the bilateral relationship.

Talking Indonesia: Indonesia's foreign fighters

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Several hundred Indonesian Muslims have left the country to fight in Syria and Iraq. In this week's Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Muhamad Najib Azca, from Gadjah Mada University, about the issue, and what the government can do to manage the risks posed by their return.

Asylum seekers in Aceh: maternal health matters

,
Pregnancy and childbirth are the number one cause of death and illness for women during humanitarian crises. Kate Walton explains what needs to be done to improve healthcare for asylum seekers in Aceh.

People with disability: locked out of learning?

,
Discrimination, poor infrastructure and a lack of educational assistance services limit the participation of Indonesians with disability in higher education. But as Dr Dina Afrianty writes, some institutions are leading the way in promoting more inclusive approaches. Photo by Tommy Kristiawan Permadi.

Where's Prabowo?

,
More than a year has now passed since Prabowo Subianto lost the 2014 Presidential Election to Joko Widodo. Dr Jemma Purdey looks at what the leader of Gerindra and his Red and White Coalition have been up to since.

Talking Indonesia: addressing the legacy of 1965

,
In this week's Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Dave McRae speaks to the University of Melbourne's Dr Ken Setiawan about her recent trip to Buru Island, where her father was held as a political prisoner from 1971 to 1978.

The Constitutional Court: promoting corruption?

, ,
The former Indonesian deputy minister of justice and human rights, Denny Indrayana, writes on what the Constitutional Court got wrong in its recent decisions on regional elections and ex-convicts.

Jokowi’s dilemma: amnesty or clemency for political prisoners?

,
After granting clemency to five Papuans in May, Jokowi's efforts to release more political prisoners have met with little success. Assistant Professor Daniel Pascoe explains the difference between amnesty and clemency, and how neither option looks like it will allow Jokowi to deliver on his promise. Photo by Øystein Solvang/NHD

Youth smoking: an un-natural disaster

, ,
The recent death of a 27-year-old from laryngeal cancer has highlighted the problem of youth smoking in Indonesia. As Ayu Swandewi writes, the government has much work to do to address the aggressive targeting of young people by tobacco companies.

Tim Lindsey on cattle import cuts and the bilateral relationship

Professor Tim Lindsey speaks to Emma Alberici from the ABC's Lateline program, about Indonesia's decision to slash its cattle import quota, and the state of the bilateral relationship.

Talking Indonesia: Indonesia's foreign fighters

,
Several hundred Indonesian Muslims have left the country to fight in Syria and Iraq. In this week's Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Muhamad Najib Azca, from Gadjah Mada University, about the issue, and what the government can do to manage the risks posed by their return.

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