Indonesia has a new President. Should we be worried?By Duncan Graham | October 21, 2024He was elected in February but was only inaugurated on Sunday; Indonesia's new President, Prabowo, has taken over ...
The shameful Australian silence on human rights atrocities next doorBy Duncan Graham | September 21, 2024“If it’s not racism, what is it?” Why doesn’t the Australian government condemn a brutal guerilla war next door? ...
When is a treaty not a treaty? The Marles and Prabowo Canberra love-in.By Duncan Graham | August 22, 2024With much fanfare but little interest, Australia and Indonesia announced their latest "Framework for Security ...
The boats have (almost) stopped; but Indonesia’s people smugglers are thriving?By Duncan Graham | May 26, 2024From 300 boat arrivals in 2013 to four last year, the boats have (almost) been stopped. Yet the business of ...
Future made in Australia? China and Indonesia are listening, nickel and dimeBy Duncan Graham | April 20, 2024As Anthony Albanese unfurled his Future Made in Australia Act, Joko Widodo was hosting Chinese Foreign Minister ...
Australia’s Border Farce. Stops a boat, ignores the planeloads, targets the 0.05%By Duncan Graham | April 12, 2024Last week, Australian Border Force deployed one hundred officers to detain a dozen asylum seekers on the Kimberley ...
Foreign bribery law amendments – big stick or wet lettuce leaf?By Duncan Graham | April 7, 2024Seven years in the making, Parliament recently passed amendments to the Criminal Code Act that cover foreign ...
Richard Marles’ Indonesia trip – trust us, we’re from the Land Down Under and mean you no harmBy Duncan Graham | March 2, 2024Despite Australia's much-touted border force efficiency and our 'shared collective security' cooperation with ...
Indonesia elects a new President – more of the same or back to the past?By Duncan Graham | February 15, 2024Close to 60% of Indonesians voted for Prabowo Subianto as their new President. It's a surprisingly big win where ...
The year of voting fearfully. Indonesia to elect a new presidentBy Duncan Graham | February 8, 2024It's a big year for elections worldwide, with some four billion people picking leaders in the US, India and 70 ...
Sex and the sea slugs. Indonesian boat-people invasion is more about sea cucumbersBy Duncan Graham | January 24, 2024Australians ended 2023 to shock-horror reports of "the largest cohort of foreign fishers to be detained in over a ...
Boat boy shame. Juvenile people smugglers wrongly imprisoned, finally compensatedBy Duncan Graham | December 23, 2023The Federal Court in Canberra today approved a settlement of $27.5 million to be paid to 220 Indonesian men who ...