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After 75 years, it’s high time for RI-Oz special strategic partnership

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With strategic trust between the two countries at a high, Canberra should seize this moment to call for an elevation of Australia-Indonesia ties to a Special Strategic Partnership (SSP).

Will a dedicated human rights ministry improve disability advocacy in Indonesia?  

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Prabowo claimed during his campaign that human rights were a key part of his administration’s agenda, encapsulated in his “Eight Goals” or  “Asta Cita”. The fifth includes initiatives aimed to develop human resources through science, technology, education, health, and sports, while also promoting gender equality, promising to enhance the roles of women and youth - and people with disability.

A victory for Jokowi and dynastic politics? Experts weigh in on Indonesia’s 2024 regional elections

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As the dust settles on the electoral contestations, we ask experts for their initial assessments of different aspects of the elections.

Indonesian regional elections: What you need to know

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Indonesian voters will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect their local leaders in their first-ever nationwide simultaneous regional elections (pilkada). The upcoming electoral contests will mark the end of a busy election year, with a new president and lawmakers sworn in a few weeks ago.

Prabowo in China: new president’s realpolitik diplomacy stirs up Indonesian diplomats

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The foreign policy fiasco created by the Beijing joint statement could be the first of many foreign policy surprises from Prabowo. It reflects what are likely to be two key features of Indonesia’s foreign policy under his leadership: Prabowo’s ‘hands-on’ leadership style and his realpolitik ideology.

One-horse races in regional elections: another grim symptom of Indonesia’s ailing democracy

On 27 November 2024, Indonesia will hold simultaneous regional elections (pilkada) in 545 provinces, regencies and municipalities. This is a massive electoral process that, at a glance, suggests Indonesia’s democracy remains vibrant. However, a closer look into the individual races offers a grimmer picture.

Talking Indonesia: Prabowo, China and the South China Sea

The past decade has seen the Natuna Islands militarise at a pace, as skirmishes with Chinese military and an army of illegal fishing trawlers challenge the Indonesian navy. Last week, the dynamics of this conflict took a dramatic turn when it transpired that Indonesia had signed a cooperative statement with China that committed to developing the area together in recognition of, and this is the kicker, overlapping claims on the area.

‘We must have our own cars’: Looking under the hood of Indonesia’s new official car project

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Beyond its striking exterior, excitement around the MV3 Garuda largely derives from its local origins. The SUV is part of a new range of civilian vehicles manufactured by PT Pindad, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned DefendID Consortium, which specialises in military products.

Talking Indonesia: foreign workers

Has the Indonesian government’s concern for Indonesian citizens in foreign lands translated at all to an awareness of the need to protect foreign workers within its own borders?

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