These new players aren’t just transplanting traditional warung food into Australian soil. Instead, they represent a culinary conversation between Indonesian heritage and Australian context.
Food
The new trade arrangement reinstates access lost in 2018 and was previously estimated by industry at the time to be worth more than $100 million for Australian producers and exporters.
Many farmers miscalculated, expecting the usual dry-season conditions in May and June, when rainfall typically decreases. Instead, persistent rains caused flooding in agricultural lands, resulting in crop failure or even total harvest loss (locally known as puso).
The Indonesian and Australian governments held bilateral talks to enhance cooperation in the export and import of halal products between the two countries.
Indonesia’s free meals programme was touted as a potential driver of local economic growth and job creation. But the promise is far from realised, say economists, health experts and small local businesses.
Fostering people-to-people links between northern Australia and Indonesia could improve agricultural output in both countries. They share agri-environmental conditions, providing opportunities for enhanced partnership. Such an approach would also progress Australia’s underdeveloped economic ties with Indonesia.
Safeguarding Citrus: International collaboration between Australia and Indonesia, targets HLB threat
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Australia’s citrus industry through international collaboration against huánglóngbìng (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease.
Sebanyak sepuluh warga negara Indonesia mengaku bersalah karena menangkap ikan di perairan Australia.
Indonesia is among the world’s top food wasters. A 2021 study found that an alarming 37,000 tonnes of solid waste are generated daily in Indonesia, of which 45% is food waste.
As agricultural technology advances, small farmers in Indonesia are being left behind—but a new report reveals practical solutions to bridge the gap between farmers and tech innovators.
Poor soils and dry climate could undermine effort to expand rice growing by 1 million hectares, experts warn.
Nasi bungkus is a lunchtime gift, ready to be unwrapped from its packaging of banana leaves.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is partnering with Indonesia’s Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to train Indonesian workers for employment in Japan’s fishery industry.
Wedged between a construction site and a vacant cafe on Kent Street in Sydney’s CBD is The Sambal, an unassuming mid-sized Indonesian restaurant.
Arsyad’s journey into environmental art began with an intensely personal experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, which profoundly shaped her artistic focus.
Resulting from a collaboration between Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning and researchers from Stanford University, the project seeks to identify regions which will benefit from increased access to the country’s bounty of seafoods, driving food and livelihood security.
