Prabowo Subianto
The shocking moment an Indonesian activist was allegedly attacked with chemicals in Jakarta
Indonesian authorities have arrested six people, four of them from the military’s intelligence unit, in connection to the incident that has sent a chill through Indonesian human rights activists.
- Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Australia to turn WWII site on ‘valuable’ Indonesian island into training base
The move to redevelop the site into a joint training facility highlights the Indonesian president’s eagerness to cement regional relationships amid the rise of China and an unpredictable US under Trump.
- Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
‘World’s thugs’: In Indonesia, resentment about the Iran war is everywhere
Politicians and pundits in Australia tell Muslims it is inappropriate to publicly mourn Iran’s dead supreme leader. There are no such qualms in Jakarta.
- Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
- Analysis
- Anthony Albanese
Albanese says ‘no country is more important to Australia’ than Indonesia. Is this really true?
Neighbourly love is overflowing between the PM and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, but the facts don’t quite match the rhetoric.
- Zach Hope
Defence treaty will see more Australian military on Indonesian soil
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed off on the Treaty of Jakarta, which allows deeper ties between the Australian and Indonesian security forces.
- Zach Hope
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Why Indonesia’s ‘worrying’ shift is hard to ignore
New laws enacted in Indonesia this month criminalise a slew of supposed transgressions ranging from demeaning the president to unmarried sex.
- Zach Hope
Logs became floating battering rams for homes as Indonesia reels from catastrophic floods
Authorities on the island of Sumatra say they are incapable of responding to the unfolding disaster there – killing at least 770 people – because the destruction is too vast.
- Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
- Opinion
- Pacific diplomacy
As the Coalition self-immolates, Albanese strides the world stage
One of the challenges for an Australian prime minister is getting the Indonesians interested. And Prabowo Subianto is interested.
- Zach Hope
- Exclusive
- Political leadership
Albanese puts deals with Vanuatu and Fiji next on the agenda
Albanese slammed the records of the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments and claimed they hurt Australia’s foreign relations, a view that would be challenged by opponents who set up the AUKUS agreement underpinning Australia’s security strategy.
- Paul Sakkal
Zero enthusiasm among young voters for Liberals’ climate attitude
Readers have strong views on the Liberals’ U-turn on net zero, treaties and real estate under-quoting.