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In the Talking Indonesia podcast, Dr Dave McRae, Dr Jemma Purdey, Dr Charlotte Setijadi and Dr Dirk Tomsa present an extended interview each fortnight with experts on Indonesian politics, fo...
When we talk about improving education in remote or indigenous communities, we usually start with the wrong questions. We ask: what's missin...
If you studied Indonesian history in school in the 1990s, you learned to divide the archipelago's past into neat chapters: Hindu-Buddhist ki...
Rassela Malinda – Papua, development and politics from below In his inauguration speech in October 2024 President Prabowo Subianto reiterate...
Rural Java has changed enormously over the past half-century. Girls now finish school, women hold community leadership positions, and dual i...
Timor Leste became independent from Indonesia in 2002, after 24 painful years of Indonesian occupation built on centuries of Portuguese colo...
On January 2nd, 2026, Indonesia entered what officials are calling a "new era" of criminal justice. The country implemented a completely new...
As Indonesia grapples with increasingly frequent climate disasters—from the devastating floods in Sumatra and Aceh to prolonged droughts aff...
After the floods – Alfira O’Sullivan and Murtala In late November last year, heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Senyar saw massive floods and...
Jakarta is said to be in a water crisis. This is a familiar claim that has been repeated for years as parts of the city sink, groundwater is...
On 10 November 2025, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto made a controversial decision that reignited divisions in Indonesian society: he...
Cast your minds back to February 2024, in the campaign lull before Indonesians hit the ballot box, a documentary unceremoniously dropped on...
Irma Hidayana - Free Nutritious Meals Program by Talking Indonesia
Corruption is always a hot topic in Indonesia, but where does the situation stand right now? In this episode, we talk to Egi Primayogha who...
Dian Tri Irawaty - Kampung and Urban Advocacy by Talking Indonesia
A ‘re’-writing history project - Grace Leksana Shortly after taking up his position as the Minister for Culture and Education in the Prabowo...
On August 25 2025, protestors took to the streets in Jakarta outside the parliament to vocalise their loss of confidence in the current parl...
In late August, demonstrations against housing allowances for national parliamentarians escalated dramatically when a motorcycle delivery dr...
While Jakarta's eviction politics have often dominated headlines and grassroots campaigns, the experiences of those who have been relocated...
From the algorithms that curate your social media feed to the recommendation systems that influence what you buy, artificial intelligence is...
Palm oil contributes to up 4.5% to Indonesia’s GDP and unlike other commodities, the Indonesian government promotes palm oil as motor of rur...
Nurwanto Nurwanto - School Violence and Bullying In recent months Indonesians have grown increasingly concerned and indeed outraged followin...
Justinus Lhaksana - Indonesian Football and the Road to the 2026 World Cup In October 2022, the image of Indonesian football filling news bu...
When you order food through Gojek or Grab in Indonesia, you're not just getting dinner delivered, but you're also participating in what has...
Despite significant strides in recent decades, Indonesia continues to face one of Southeast Asia's higher maternal mortality rates. A recent...
Evi Mariani - Media Freedom In March this year parcels containing a pig’s head and the carcasses of dead rats were sent to the offices of Te...
In recent years, Indonesia has experienced a remarkable transformation in its gaming landscape, with mobile esports emerging as a powerful c...
A growing protest movement On 28 March, in downtime Jakarta across from the Sarinah department store, an unlikely group of protesters gather...
Bones can tell us so much about the past, not just about the ancestry of modern humans (or homo sapiens) but also about the people and cultu...
In Indonesia, a country prone to disasters and emergencies, effective risk communication can mean the difference between safety and vulnerab...
Queer Muslims and Their Allies Amid Indonesia’s conservative turn, the moral panics of the 2010s and the introduction of the draconian Crimi...
This past week has seen what some have argued are the first big mobilisations of the new Prabowo government, with coordinated student protes...
Climate Change is well-recognised as a massive challenge facing society today. It is clear that the political, economic and social consequen...
In Melbourne and across Australia, Indonesian diaspora communities are reimagining what it means to celebrate their cultural identity throug...
Art, activism and a cancelled show - Wulan Dirgantoro Late last year news media splashed the image of an elderly artist standing before a lo...
Late last month, for the first time its history, Indonesia held simultaneous regional elections across 545 provinces, regencies and municipa...
Vannessa Hearman - East Timor’s Great Famine, 1977-1979 Following Indonesia’s annexation of East Timor in December 1975, the forced displace...
About 1000km north of Jakarta is a little pocket of paradise, a sprinkle of islands called the Natuna Islands, home to less than 100,000 peo...
We often talk hear about the lives and living conditions of Indonesian migrant workers, many of them going to countries such as Malaysia, Si...
The Papal Visit In early September, Pope Francis visited Indonesia as part of a tour of the region. It was the third papal visit to the coun...
Corruption in Indonesia is widely acknowledged as a complex issue, with some even suggesting it as something that is deeply entrenched in In...
Some of the most challenging issues post-colonial societies face involve managing the physical remnants of their colonial histories. In Indo...
Starting a Start Up Starting a small business is a challenge in any context, but what about if you're a foreigner looking to establish a res...
Digital Populism Just as we were recording this podcast, the hashtag #daruratdemokrasi (democratic emergency) went viral across Indonesian s...
One of the signature campaign promises of the Prabowo Subianto presidency is free lunches and milk for Indonesian school kids. This plan is...
The Indonesian music scene is currently experiencing a vibrant period of experimentation, where musicians are blending vernacular Indonesian...
Antje Missbach - Refugees growing up in limbo Indonesia is currently home to over 13,000 refugees and asylum seekers, a majority of them you...
Teaching Indonesian as a second language comes with challenges. In Australia, there is a wide gulf between the government's rhetoric about t...
Bivitri Susanti - Dirty Vote The frenzied final weeks of campaigning leading up to the presidential election on 14 February 2024 were packed...
In November 2023, a unique event occured. Eight gamelan groups - Gamelan DanAnda, Kacapi Suling Melbourne, Mahindra Bali Gamelan, Melbourne...
The talk on the street is all about electric cars and scooters as Indonesia strives to become a regional centre for manufacturing electric v...