The Great Fragmentation notes that middle powers increasingly shape outcomes through flexible coalitions rather than formal alliances. Indonesia’s diplomacy reflects this pattern.
Dragono Halim
Newly dated cave art in Indonesia is not only the oldest known example of rock art but also a crucial clue to how early humans may have traveled through Southeast Asia on their way to Australia.
Head of the Political Research Center (PRP) at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said Indonesia and Australia, as middle powers, face similar challenges in navigating China’s growing economic, political, and military influence. This can directly impact security and defense policies, as well as regional stability.
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.
Jakarta is preparing to import 7,500 live cattle from Australia in 2026 to strengthen meat supplies through regional government-owned food company Perumda Dharma Jaya, as authorities seek to stabilise food availability and prices ahead of the Ramadan and Idulfitri period starting in February.
The Indonesian Ministry of Trade announced that steel exports to Australia have officially reopened following its decision to drop an antidumping investigation into Indonesian hot-rolled deformed steel reinforcing bar (rebar).
Indonesia has also signed agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union (IAEU) and is leveraging its membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which links ASEAN with major economies such as China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.
Indonesia’s state-owned railway manufacturing company, INKA, has delivered three units of locomotive platforms to Australia for United Group Limited (UGL). The delivery was made through the Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS).
(PAYWALLED) – Nickel prices are at a seven-month high after Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer, signalled plans to cut supply of the metal in a Christmas gift for struggling Australian miners who have been shuttering projects.
Indonesia should tread carefully before deepening ties with Russia, analysts said, after President Prabowo Subianto made an unplanned visit to Moscow this week, raising questions about the diplomatic and economic costs of closer engagement – including how Washington could respond.
Indonesia’s provincial minimum wage would rise by 5.3% to 7.3% next year under a new government rule, an increase that businesses thinks is too high, an official at the country’s employers association Apindo said on Wednesday (Dec 17).
In simple medical terms it is traveller’s diarrhoea, mainly caused by bacteria or viruses, said Debby Sartika Mahardhika, a doctor from Sanur Medical Clinic in Bali.
Sate Sesep Aroma comprises four small, joined shopfronts. The first three are dining rooms that are “kind of” clean. The magic happens in the fourth shopfront, where two cooks work a 2m long charcoal-powered grill in a never-ending quest to fill orders from a never-ending stream of customers and delivery drivers.
Nongkrong Festival held the ‘Barang-Bareng’ event on Sunday, 14 December 2025, at Carlton Gardens in Melbourne. Nongkrong is a festival organised by a group of Indonesian-Australians as a space for the diaspora to gather and maintain cultural connections.
Palm oil prices extended losses on Wednesday, pressured by swelling inventories and weaker export demand, even as Indonesia ramps up efforts to secure tariff relief in key overseas markets.
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.
