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As the number of protected areas continues to grow, fisher households in Indonesia are still among the poorest of the poor.
Joko Widodo is prevented from running again for president. But a court ruling has thrown next year’s elections in doubt and rumours abound of efforts to keep him in power longer.
When teaching critical thinking, teachers still fall back on old habits ingrained in Indonesian education. This includes a culture of rote learning and “teaching to test”.
Boosting efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesian universities requires initiatives from higher education institutions, decisive actions at the state level and activism at the grassroots level.
Last year saw attendance records smashed at screenings of homegrown movies in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Indonesia hasn’t made a strategic effort to push bahasa Indonesia in Australia. That’s in stark contrast to how French and other languages are promoted in Australia, including through cultural events.
The kidnapping of Phil Mehrtens is a sign the West Papuan independence movement is again becoming desperate to attract international attention, following decades of violent human rights abuses.
In Indonesia, contract cheaters take advantage of a culture of academic competition, a lack of legal clarity, and the move to online testing and assignments.
Our research in the port city of Makassar, Indonesia has found vocational schools can be the key to training young workers’ digital skills.
At least 115 of Indonesia’s islands will be underwater due to a combination of sea level rise and land subsidence. What do these estimates mean to Indonesia’s future as an archipelagic state?
Earthquakes originating underneath the ocean are often accompanied by tsunami warnings. Here’s what determines the tsunami risk.
Price inflation has hit countries differently, but most central banks and governments are concerned about the rising cost of living in 2023.
When mud, fluids and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface, they hint at what’s happening underground, allowing scientists to build a more comprehensive 3D view of what’s going on inside our planet.
Countries have voted to limit the international shark trade, but this fails to account for the diversity in fishing contexts around the world.
If all countries in the world followed Indonesia’s target, the global temperature would rise by 4°C by 2050.
Indonesia government has a nationwide seismic hazard map but without an operational map for seismic mitigation
This deeply flawed new criminal code is likely to meet with stiff opposition from lawyers and activists. This might include protests and even court challenges.
Fining and jailing Indonesian fishers taking shark fin is a knee-jerk solution. As long as sharks keep vanishing and demand for shark fin soup remains high, illegal fishing will continue.
Indonesia has criminalized same-sex sexuality, but trans people are finding support in some trans-inclusive mosques and churches.
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Lecturer, School of Government, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani
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Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
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Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, Bielefeld University
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Dosen Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Oklahoma State University
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PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney