Revenge of the jungle – Indonesia’s new capital unloved and unfundedBy Duncan Graham | December 4, 2023Indonesia’s biggest-ever civil engineering project deep in Borneo’s equatorial jungle is under threat. So is ...
The Moore Report on South East Asian trade unlikely to lead to more tradeBy Duncan Graham | November 4, 2023Indonesia is the biggest economy in the South East Asian region, and our closest neighbour. It's the tenth largest ...
Indonesian elections: the making of a dynasty and unmaking of democracy?By Duncan Graham | October 24, 2023Indonesian politics are played hard. Corruption is a given, but a devious ploy to keep President Jokowi wielding ...
The Silent War – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abusesBy Duncan Graham | September 1, 2023An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to ...
Ganjar Interview: Indonesia’s next President will never dye, but wants closer ties with AustraliaBy Duncan Graham | July 30, 2023Ganjar Pranowo, the civilian administrator, corruption fighter and sometime porn connoisseur, has some high ...
Unpacking the president’s mien: just how successful was Jokowi’s visit to Australia?By Duncan Graham | July 17, 2023He came, he went and in between he did what exactly? Duncan Graham unpacks the reality of last week's visit to ...
Archipela-no-go: global soccer, then Coldplay, fall foul of rising homophobia, anti-Israel sentiment in IndonesiaBy Duncan Graham | June 29, 2023Indonesia's supposed core belief in diversity is being tested by religious-led homophobia and anti-semitism. It ...
Indonesia: how Australia’s biggest and closest neighbour uses our aidBy Duncan Graham | May 28, 2023Indonesia is Australia's biggest and closest neighbour and needs our aid, and much can be done with goodwill and ...
The race is on – the line-up to replace Joko Widodo as Indonesia’s next president is revealedBy Duncan Graham | April 28, 2023Indonesia's grand old dame, Megawati Soekarnoputri, has finally announced her preferred candidate for next year's ...
West Papua – a human rights tragedy right on our doorstepBy Duncan Graham | March 28, 2023It’s the decades-long human rights tragedy that Australia avoids. Abuses elsewhere get stern condemnation ...
AUKUS and B-52’s stand in the way of a treaty with IndonesiaBy Duncan Graham | February 26, 2023A recent meeting gives hope for a treaty with Indonesia. But there are obstacles on both sides of the Timor Sea, ...
Stranger danger – Indonesia’s next president could be a threat beyond the archipelagoBy Duncan Graham | February 12, 2023Prabowo, Presidential candidate in the next Indonesian election, has been promoted. He poses a serious threat both ...