Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims that under "normal international law", if asylum seeker boats are rescued in a country's search and rescue zone, that country has an obligation to take them.

Indonesia’s impressive political and economic development in recent years has fuelled expectations that Australia’s much larger neighbour could join the ranks of the world’s ten largest economies as early as 2030. While there are good reasons to caution against such long-term predictions, there’s a high likelihood that Indonesia will become stronger relative to Australia. Consequently...

Indonesia currently has a low level of food insecurity. Food supplies are theoretically adequate to feed the population, however inefficiencies in distribution systems across the archipelago restrict access to food products at prices affordable for the nation’s poor.

This is is the first comprehensive scholarly examination in English of the development of Shi'i Islam in Indonesia. It focuses primarily on the important period between 1979 and 2004 – a period of nearly a quarter of a century that saw the notable dissemination of Shi’i ideas and a considerable expansion of the number of...

This report examines the number of Indonesian extremist prisoners due for parole, the recidivism rate, and the dynamics in prison between the “pragmatists” and the “rejectionists” among extremist inmates. Introduction Many convicted Indonesian terrorists will be released over the next several years after serving time in prison. The Indonesian government has little capacity at present...