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While they can travel vast distances, our research revealed reef manta rays in Raja Ampat live mostly within a relatively small underwater ‘town’ – which urgently needs better protection.
The relationship between neighbours Australia and Indonesia has gone through major swings. Could the green transition offer a win-win?
Illegal tin miners take their lives in their hands. The craters they leave behind fill with water – and attract crocs.
A troublesome parliament would be a major impediment to the new president. This is why ministerial positions are so important.
How can we better support breastfeeding mothers, particularly after they return to work? These are some of the policies and practical changes that evidence shows would make a difference.
Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.
Shipwrecks and their cargo can be sites of conflict – but also opportunity.
The Shinkansen bullet train is symbolic of Japan’s position as a railway superpower.
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
Controversies haunt Indonesia’s ambition for nickel processing. It’s time Indonesia move away from supplying electric vehicle battery material narrative and focus on sustainability.
Muslims internationally fast during the day in the holy month. But largely-Islamic nations are feeling the effects of climate change, making life harder both during and outside of Ramadan.
The number of Rohingya trying to escape Bangladesh by boat has risen 74% since October. Increasing lawlessness in the camps is one of the major push factors.
Artificial reef stars have been added to damaged coral reefs in Sulawesi, Indonesia. A new study shows that within just four years, restored reefs are thriving as much as healthy reefs.
As the former general settles into office, a further gradual dismantling of democratic checks and balances, institutions and individual freedoms is very likely.
Based on quick counts, Prabowo Subianto and his pair Gibran Rakabuming Raka won the majority of votes at almost 60%
This is what it takes to organise the largest and most complex single-day election on the planet.
The public approval of political dynasties, especially among Muslims, is fuelled by Muslim preachers and their beliefs around what constitutes a good leader.
Disinformation experts, Lilik Mardjianto and Nuurrianti Jalli, tell The Conversation Weekly podcast about the deepfakes circulating ahead of the Indonesian election.
The general has repeatedly said Indonesia’s democratic system is not working and the country should return to its original 1945 constitution, which could unravel many democratic reforms.
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
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Associate Lecturer, School of Government, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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Professor, Bielefeld University
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Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor in International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
