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#BlackLivesMatter shines a light on webs of racism in West Papua

In the case of West Papua, racism is not only perpetrated in openly violent forms by the police or military but is also ingrained in structures and assumptions that benefit Indonesians, as well as foreigners, writes Dr Jenny Munro.

The Australian left is known for backing Papuan independence – but it wasn’t always this way

Analysis, Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, Politics

Dominique Tasevski examines the history of the Australian Communist Party’s problematic and inconsistent position on Indonesian control over West Papua.

Best of 2019: Talking Indonesia

Aid & Development, Arts, Corruption, Economy, Elections, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Law, Natural Resources, Policies, Religion, Security, Talking Indonesia

2019 was a big year for Talking Indonesia. Here we present the 10 episodes that were most popular with podcast subscribers over the past year.

Best of 2019: articles

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Corruption, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Political parties, Politics, Religion, Society, Urban planning

Indonesia at Melbourne will again be taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. Here we list the most popular articles, plus a few of our favourites, from 2019. We look forward to seeing you again when we return in mid-January.

'If we are monkeys, don’t force monkeys to fly the Indonesian flag': racism, nationalism and Papua

Analysis, Human Rights, Security, Society

Dr Richard Chauvel writes that exposure of racism towards Papuans has prompted a shift in the discourse about the acceptance of Papuans in Indonesia.

Constitutional Court to decide on Indonesian sovereignty over Papua

Human Rights, Law

The Constitutional Court is hearing a case challenging the law that establishes Indonesian sovereignty over the Papuan provinces. Dr Richard Chauvel looks at the origins of the challenge.

Neles Tebay: a champion of peace in Papua

Analysis, Human Rights, Security

The struggle to convince a re-elected Jokowi government to abandon its dead-end policies in Papua will be much more difficult without the faith, vision and determination of Neles Tebay, writes Dr Richard Chauvel.

More of the same? Candidates make unconvincing commitments to human rights in first debate

2019 Indonesian Elections, Human Rights, Politics, Religion, Security

With rights on the agenda during the first debate on 17 January, expectations were high. But as Dr Ken Setiawan writes, the performance of both candidate pairs left little hope for an improvement in the human rights situation.

Talking Indonesia: roads, development and violence in Papua

Aid & Development, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Talking Indonesia

In the wake of the attack in Nduga district, Dr Dave McRae speaks to Dr Jenny Munro about the situation in the Papuan provinces. How do Papuans feel about the government's infrastructure push in the region, and their place in the Indonesian nation?

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