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The crew of Anugrah Illahi prepare to sail in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. A still from the documentary Waŋgany Mala (2024)

April 30, 2024

Long before politicians called to ‘stop the boats’, First Nations people welcomed arrivals from Indonesia

Will McCallum, Deakin University and Simon Wilmot, Deakin University

Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.

Illustration of refugee children. Prazis Images/Shutterstock

September 1, 2023

Refugee children have a right to be educated in Indonesia – our research shows the barriers in their way

Rizka Fiani Prabaningtyas, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Athiqah Nur Alami, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Faudzan Farhana, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), and Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)

Research shows that despite Indonesia progress in providing education access for refugee children, the pandemic has made several barriers for the implementation.

March 27, 2023

This Buddhist sculpture probably won’t ‘rewrite history’ – Western Australia already has a rich Chinese past

Yu Tao, The University of Western Australia and Benjamin Smith, The University of Western Australia

Will a 600-year-old Chinese Buddhist sculpture change Australian history? The known history of Western Australia gives a much simpler explanation.

The Port of Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (ANTARA FOTO/Amas Padda)

January 24, 2023

Young port workers in the maritime city of Makassar lack digital skills. Vocational schools can be the solution

Sherah Kurnia, The University of Melbourne; Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Universitas Indonesia; Agus Wicaksana, The University of Melbourne; Armin Lawi, Universitas Hasanuddin; Dr Rod Dilnutt, The University of Melbourne; Hafizh Rafizal Adnan, National University of Singapore; Rizky Utami, Universitas Hasanuddin, and Sri Astuti Thamrin, Universitas Hasanuddin

Our research in the port city of Makassar, Indonesia has found vocational schools can be the key to training young workers’ digital skills.

A village in the periphery of South Sulawesi’s capital, Makassar, affected by floods in 2019. RISE program, photograph by Noor Ilhamsyah.

July 26, 2021

How scientists and communities can build partnerships to deal with floods: learning from Indonesia

Erich Wolff, Monash University and Diego Ramírez-Lovering, Monash University

Residents of flood-prone areas have been counting on local knowledge and community support to deal with floods for centuries. Can scientists work with them to better understand floods?

It appears from the survey data that LGBT people are still socially excluded at the community level, but more socially included in the family. Shutterstock

February 12, 2018

LGBT and social inclusion in Indonesia: what the surveys say?

Irwan Martua Hidayana, Universitas Indonesia

Perceptions in Indonesia towards LGBT as revealed in a national survey.

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