Published in the Records of the Australian Museum journal, ground-breaking research indicates two marsupial species, previously thought to be extinct for over 6,000 years, have been discovered living in the remote rainforests of the Vogelkop Peninsula in Papuan Indonesia.

The Indonesian National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) are stepping up cooperation to reinforce health regulation across the Western Pacific, with a focus on helping other countries reach WHO Maturity Level 3.

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry will deploy 841 ships with capacity for about 3.2 million passengers to ensure smooth sea travel nationwide during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr holiday, a period marked by massive homecoming trips across the archipelago.

In February 2026, Australia and Indonesia signed a landmark bilateral Common Security Treaty. The deal enables Indonesia and Australia to consult each other in the event of unfavourable challenges to either country and, if appropriate, consider measures to be taken, either individually or jointly.

In February, a delegation of Australian investors travelled to Jakarta to deepen partnerships and advance long-term investment opportunities. It was the second investor mission and the fifth business mission to Indonesia under Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040 and was timed to coincide with the Indonesia Economic Summit.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Australia had shipped around $507.59 million in jewelry and precious stones to Indonesia in January. These shimmering goods accounted for 47.54% of the $1.07 billion in non-oil and gas imports that Indonesia had made with the close neighbour.

Bupati Garut menyambut kehadiran para akademisi dan pakar internasional tersebut. Ia menjelaskan bahwa AIC merupakan lembaga koordinator kolaborasi yang membawahi sekitar 10 universitas ternama, termasuk IPB, yang kini memfokuskan perhatiannya pada potensi lokal Kabupaten Garut.

Asisten II Sekretariat Daerah Kota Kendari, Dr. Ir. Nismawati, M.Si mewakili Wali Kota Kendari menghadiri Workshop Koordinasi dan Sosialisasi PAIR Sulawesi Climate Health (CH) 3.2 dengan tema “Exploring Climate-Resilience Health System in Coastal Area Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi Province, Selasa (3/2/2026).

Workshop ini mengangkat tema “Exploring Climate-Resilience Health System in Coastal Area Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi Province”, yang menitikberatkan pada penguatan sistem kesehatan yang tangguh terhadap perubahan iklim, khususnya di wilayah pesisir Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah dan Sulawesi Tenggara.

Program PAIR Sulawesi dirancang untuk memperkuat riset berbasis kawasan dengan fokus pada isu-isu strategis di wilayah Sulawesi. Melalui kolaborasi ini, peneliti dari 19 perguruan tinggi di Indonesia dan Australia, termasuk sembilan perguruan tinggi dari Sulawesi, Kalimantan Timur, Maluku, dan Maluku Utara, bekerja bersama untuk menghasilkan solusi berbasis ilmiah yang relevan bagi kebutuhan daerah.

FGD bersama Tim Climate and Health (C.H. 3.4) Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research Indonesian Research (PAIR) Sulawesi sehubungan dengan pelaksanaan proyek pelaksanaan proyek penelitian berjudul “Dampak Kesehatan Terkait Iklim dan Akses Layanan Kesehatan di Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara dan Sulawesi Tengah.

The mission came at an important time for Southeast Asia as governments and industry strategise how best to support their growing populations’ nutritional needs over the next 10 to 20 years.