And You Thought NSW Had Problems
In the Intercontinental Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, the city’s Governor, Fauzi Bowo, throws the floor…More
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The Strongman gets a Whitewash
There appear to be two ways to start an article about Suharto. One is to…More
New Minister, Old Department
When Kevin Rudd won office I had a reasonable expectation of him and his Ministers…More
A New Year Dawns
The Year of the Pig was welcomed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last Sunday in…More
No More Fooling Around
The Framework for Security Cooperation 2006, better known as the Australia-Indonesia security treaty, involves a…More
Bombing Season
Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not have an easy job. John Howard has said…More
Appeasing Jakarta
In shelving the Migration Amendment ‘Designated Unauthorised Arrivals ‘ Bill last week, John Howard achieved…More
Keeping West Papua In The Dark
In May this year, during the heat of the West Papuan asylum seekers crisis, the…More
Balibo 5
In October 1975, five Australian-based journalists were sent by TV Channels 7 and 9 to…More
What about Aceh?
Zainal Abidin is the only person in his village of 1,000 to survive the tsunami.…More