Indonesia watchers Professor Tim Lindsey and Dr Ian Wilson join presenter Ali Moore to dissect the race to the presidential palace. So who are the big names throwing their hats into the ring this time around?
Politics
The existence of civil society organisations does not necessarily introduce democratic change and they may face limitations in advancing a liberal political order.
Indonesia is using the Group of 20 summit next week to power through deals ranging from infrastructure to carbon trading that spotlights its ambitions as a Southeast Asian economic powerhouse.
Siswo Pramono says the two countries remain in close talks on ensuring the safety of Australia’s plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
The United States Federal Reserve could be close to a tipping point. Its aggressive monetary tightening in the past few months has failed to push inflation lower as it is caused by the fundamental shortage of goods in energy and labor.
Indonesia could offer value-added tax exemptions, longer land permits and swifter licensing for those who invest in the new capital project, Bahlil Lahadalia, the country’s minister for investment, told Nikkei Asia.
The economy is prospering despite the sense of crisis elsewhere, but the country’s politics could become more unstable
Ratifying this deeply unpopular legislation would see the Jokowi administration attempting to placate political Islam.
Thousands of protesters have rallied in Indonesia’s biggest cities seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse the country’s first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years amid soaring inflation.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has raised some fuel prices by around 30% to contain ballooning spending on energy subsidies in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
“Indonesia has always held a special place for me and I am thrilled that it is my first overseas destination since I became Australia’s minister for climate change and energy,” writes Chris Bowen.
President Widodo has set up a team to resolve past serious human rights violations without going through courts of law, prompting some civil society organizations to accuse the government of trying to absolve the perpetrators of any guilt.
Mr Kemish said he still felt deeply for the families of the Australians killed in Bali and hoped Indonesian officials would make the “sensible” decision not to release Umar Patek.
Coming after two years of pandemic-induced deficit spending, the budget assumes a strong return to growth and revenue potential in the years to come.
Australia wants to put more of its $2.3 trillion pool of retirement savings to work in Indonesia as the government seeks to strengthen economic ties with its neighbor.
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