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Inaugural Rector Designate announced for the Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia campus

Professor Greg Barton, one of Australia’s leading scholars in Indonesian culture and politics, has been announced as the first Rector Designate of The Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia campus.

De Heus launches feed mill in Indonesia

De Heus, a global leader in animal nutrition, on Oct. 14 announced that it has strengthened its presence in Indonesia with the acquisition and launch of a facility in Purwodadi, Central Java.

Indonesia’s climate response marginalises people with disability

During the dry season in the city of Makassar in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the state-owned power company PLN rations hydroelectric power due to low water levels.

Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami

When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a potential tsunami.

Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says

Implementation of higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is likely to tighten supplies of the vegetable oil, a leading industry analyst said on Tuesday.

Indonesia eyes hefty tariffs on China as businesses decry cheap imports

Jakarta is proposing 200 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, citing the United States’ policies as an inspiration.

Indonesian working holiday-makers say they were misled after being taken to remote farm site in NT

Dimas and Bella had plans to earn some money and travel Australia when they arrived for their working holiday.

Understanding the livelihoods and aspirations of young people in the face of agrarian change and development in South Sulawesi

This report presents a detailed analysis and overview of the livelihoods, skills, education and aspirations of rural young people in the Maros district of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Matching South Sulawesi young people’s education with fast growing industry needs

Indonesia has undergone rapid social and economic change in recent decades. Industrialisation has occurred in many areas and the move to democracy has supported the development of an emergent market economy. An enduring challenge, however, is matching workforce training and skills with the needs of key industries.

Young port workers in the maritime city of Makassar lack digital skills. Vocational schools can be the solution.

Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC) this year found significant gaps in digital literacy and skills between the education system and industrial needs in South Sulawesi.

The path to improve the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities in South Sulawesi

Lead researchers from an Australia-Indonesia Centre program on improving health outcomes have outlined their findings to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and the National Committee on Disability.

New PAIR Lab announced to ensure continued research in South Sulawesi

Working together to deliver long-term and sustainable partnerships is the aim of the PAIR Lab, a research initiative of Universitas Hasanuddin and the Australia-Indonesia Centre.

Strengthening business ties with Indonesia

The Australian Indonesian Business Council conference kicked off earlier this week in Darwin, further boosting business, trade and economic relationships between the Northern Territory and Indonesia.

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