• Professor and Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Law & Justice; Vice-President, Asian Studies Association of Australia, UNSW
Mahasiswa dari Queensland University of Technology (QUT) di Australia melakukan Tari Jaranan di Surabaya sebagai bagian dari program musim panas kampus tersebut pada tahun 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Moch Asim)

Maraknya penutupan program bahasa Indonesia di berbagai kampus Australia akan lemahkan hubungan kedua negara

Ketika kampus di Australia menutup program bahasa Indonesia, mereka mengabaikan peran mereka dalam mempromosikan ikatan dengan Indonesia. Di masa depan, ini bisa melukai relasi Australia-Indonesia.
A student from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia performs the Jaranan Dance in Surabaya as part of the campus’s summer program in 2018. ANTARA FOTO/Moch Asim

Closure of Indonesian language programs in Australian universities will weaken ties between the two countries

When Australian universities cancel their language programs, they abandon their crucial role in promoting engagement with Indonesia. In the long run, ties between the two countries will suffer for it.
Myanmar’s ongoing constitutional amendment process is key to the 2015 elections, and will in part determine whether the elections are free and fair. EPA/Barbara Walton

Myanmar’s constitutional transition is the military’s call

Myanmar’s democracy icon and member of parliament Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is currently visiting Australia. This historic trip is just one reflection of the broader political and legal changes currently taking…

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