Indonesia

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Health & Medicine

Indonesia takes an impressive step toward cervical cancer control

Indonesia is rolling out a free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine nationwide to protect women and girls from cervical cancer

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Education

Indonesian matters in our schools

Australia needs leadership and investment in Indonesian language education, so the next generation of young Australians might know our largest neighbour better

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Health & Medicine

Midwives on the COVID-19 frontline in Indonesia

Midwives in Indonesia have been battling through COVID-19 and putting themselves at risk in what is another reminder of the importance of protecting frontline health workers

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Arts & Culture

Artists, environment and truth telling in Indonesia

Art and environmental activism go together for many Indonesian artists, but some are also pushing for a reckoning as a new way forward for the country

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Education

Creativity and crisis: Teaching Indonesian in Australian schools

Without Indonesian language skills and intercultural capability, Australians will struggle to navigate their relationship with one of Asia’s key players

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Health & Medicine

Rising caesarean rates and inequality

Global rates of caesarean section are rising alarmingly, especially in Asia, and as the Indonesian experience shows, these rates are accompanied by widening inequality in access

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Sciences & Technology

Women reorganising local food networks with technology in Jakarta

Women in Indonesia have been using online technology to develop local food networks during the COVID-19 pandemic, but systematic changes are needed to redress labour and food-related inequities

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Politics & Society

Uncivil society

Civil society has been seen as a bedrock of democracy, but around the world democracy is being undermined by the same forces that were supposed to sustain it

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Business & Economics

What’s keeping women out of work?

Indonesia’s economy continues to grow and women have more access to education, so why aren’t more of the country’s women getting into work?

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Arts & Culture

Not quite in Asia

Australia’s lack of engagement with its Asian neighbours is glaringly obvious in the world of football, but indifference and poor coverage aren’t helping to change attitudes here

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