Indonesia is an important regional partner for Australia. It is a democracy and a rich, diverse and moderate Islamic country, with a rapidly developing economy. Our trade and cultural links with Indonesia need to be profound and strong as the Asian Century progresses. In 2012, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) commissioned Newspoll...

This strategy outlines a vision of where Australia's relationship with Indonesia should be in 2025 and how Australia should get there. Introduction This country strategy takes forward the objective of the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper: for Australia to build stronger and more comprehensive relationships with countries across the region. Because of their...

This report details Indonesia’s poor treatment of migrant and asylum-seeking children. Indonesia detains hundreds of migrant and asylum-seeking children each year without giving them a way to challenge their detention. They are kept in sordid conditions, without access to lawyers, and sometimes beaten. Others are left to fend for themselves, without any assistance with food...

This document reviews national and international literature and experience concerning strengthening the capacity of supply side and intermediary organisations. It synthesises lessons relevant to the Knowledge Sector Initiative in Indonesia run by Australia's Departmentment of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The key question this literature synthesis aimed to answer is what can we learn from international...

The decision of the Aceh provincial government to adopt the banner of the former rebel Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) as its official provincial flag is testing the limits of autonomy, irritating Jakarta, heightening ethnic and political tensions, reviving a campaign for the division of Aceh and raising fears of violence as a...