Komunitas pesisir, kesetaraan ekonomi, perubahan iklim dan inklusi sosial hanyalah beberapa topik penelitian yang dibahas ketika delegasi Australia-Indonesia Centre mengunjungi Universitas Hasanuddin baru-baru ini.
Commentary
Remember Simon & Garfunkel’s ballad “The Sound of Silence”? It bemoans those who enter a conversation to advance their own views without genuinely attempting to understand the ideas expressed by another.
The global community is confronting an unprecedented crisis that requires a profound change in its approach to economics and development. Unsustainable consumption and production patterns, environmental deterioration and social inequality are increasingly recognised as the consequences of the current growth-based economic system, which presupposes infinite resources and perpetual expansion.
There are many things that drive migration to other countries, and one of them is romantic relationships and marriages. But Asian women who are developing relationships with men from Western countries, like Australia, be it through snail mails, online sites or other means, often have to face the stereotype of the ‘subservient woman’.
Imagine living in a city where it never floods in the wet season and a major river exists in harmony with a growing population. For Rian Mantasa Salve Prastica, this vision of carefully maintained water resources has led him to Brisbane to pursue a doctorate.
In August 2019, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo first announced his intention to relocate the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan. Indonesia’s new capital city – which will officially be named Nusantara – has been envisioned as a flagship project to encourage economic development outside of Java.
There has been rising awareness among the young generation of scientists in Indonesia of the need to advocate for the use of sciences in responding to upcoming and current multidimensional crises.
While Chinese funding has helped Indonesia rise up the value chain, it is clear this comes at a high cost to local people and the natural environment, leading to exploitation, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Indonesians have a saying – that you’re not properly satisfied until you’ve eaten rice (belum kenyang kalau belum makan nasi). But in recent weeks the price of rice has hit record highs, meaning this daily serving of rice is becoming out of reach for some.
Several pundits have drawn comparisons between the Prabowo-Widodo and Marcos-Duterte alliances. Jokowi and Duterte are both popular nationalist figures hailing from outside the political establishment, and both have sought to extend their influence beyond constitutionally mandated presidential terms by installing their children as the running mates of establishment presidential candidates.
The Golkar party’s increased share of the vote in the recent presidential election – from 12.3% in 2019 to 15.3% in 2024 – has reestablished the party as a political force. But controversy over replacing Golkar General Chair, Airlangga Hartarto has reemerged since Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were officially announced the winners.
In the early 20th century in Sumatra, a movement of young women writers were finding new ways to express their identities, build communities and achieve their dreams.
Ministers from technocratic backgrounds have been appointed to each Indonesian cabinet since the beginning of Soeharto’s New Order regime in 1966.
According to unofficial polls, former Indonesian special forces commander Prabowo Subianto has won the 2024 Indonesian presidential election. Activists are now worried he will drag the country in an authoritarian direction because of his longstanding anti-democratic views.
The two-year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine divided public opinion in many countries. Media coverage has naturally had a significant influence on people’s views, especially in countries far removed from the conflict.
Unofficial counts from Indonesia’s presidential election on 14 February suggest a comfortable victory for Prabowo Subianto. Like his political backer, outgoing president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, he brought a populist policy agenda to the table that appealed to Indonesia’s poor voters.
