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Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover — even after decades

Satrio Hani Samudra, UCL dan Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human

Mireya Mayor, Florida International University

Jane Goodall converses on a stage
The crisis of Indonesian policing: Guardians of the people or protectors of power?

Perdian Tumanan, Villanova School of Law

The Indonesian police are criticised by the public after members of the Mobile Brigade crushed and killed a civilian.
Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law

Donald Rothwell, Australian National University

Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law
Repatriation or political theatre? How the return of stolen artefacts can distort history

Will Brehm, University of Canberra

Repatriation or political theatre? How the return of stolen artefacts can distort history

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Education & Culture

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Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

Adrian Perkasa, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language
The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago

Shimona Kealy, Australian National University; Hendri A. F. Kaharudin, Australian National University, dan Sue O'Connor, Australian National University

The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago
The story behind the ‘Moko’ drums, sacred musical instruments from the Alor-Pantar archipelago

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

The story behind the ‘Moko’ drums, sacred musical instruments from the Alor-Pantar archipelago
Budget efficiency contrast in ASEAN: Tales from Indonesia and Vietnam

Amorisa Wiratri, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Betti Rosita Sari, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), dan Lamijo, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)

Budget efficiency contrast in ASEAN: Tales from Indonesia and Vietnam

Economy

Modern Data Technology Center Server Racks .

Can ASEAN build a sustainable data centre future? Malaysian legal lessons may offer a wake-up call

Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class

Kadek Swarniati, Badan Pusat Statistik

Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class
Could a green investment deal help Indonesia and Australia overcome their past tensions?

Cahyani Widi Larasakti, The University of Melbourne

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Can personal data be considered a trade secret?

Amaraduhita Laksmi Prabhaswari, Universitas Indonesia

Can personal data be considered a trade secret?
Swiftonomics: what we can learn from Singapore multiplying millions from Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

Tommy Soesmanto, Griffith University

Taylor Swift's eras tour

Environment

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Global tensions demand a faster energy transition — why does Indonesia still rely on fossil fuel imports?

Denny Gunawan, UNSW Sydney; Ari Pasek, Institut Teknologi Bandung; James Christian, UNSW Sydney, dan Wibawa Hendra Saputera

Research: Endemic anoa and babirusa show surprising resilience on small islands

Sabhrina Gita Aninta, University of Copenhagen

Anoa, an endemic animal of Sulawesi
Weighing the green cost: How nickel mining in Indonesia impacts forests and local communities

Michaela Guo Ying Lo, University of Kent; Jatna Supriatna, Universitas Indonesia, dan Matthew Struebig, University of Kent

Weighing the green cost: How nickel mining in Indonesia impacts forests and local communities
Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates

Laura Wilcox, University of Reading dan Bjørn H. Samset, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo

traffic jam in city centre, blue sky, clean air in Beijing
No land, no future: The dilemma facing rural youth in Indonesia

Dr Christina Griffin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Muhammad Alif K. Sahide, Universitas Hasanuddin; Nurhady Sirimorok, Universitas Hasanuddin, dan Wolfram Dressler, The University of Melbourne

No land, no future: The dilemma facing rural youth in Indonesia

Health

A scientist holds a vial of the M72 TB vaccine.

Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN’s vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools

Mochammad Fadjar Wibowo, National University of Singapore dan Mutiara Indriani, Australian National University

Words matter to people living with cancer. Here’s how verbal microaggressions affect their mental state

Madhu Neupane Bastola, Hong Kong Polytechnic University dan Margo Louise Turnbull, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Understanding and avoiding verbal microaggressions can help create a more inclusive environment for cancer patients.
Struggling PhD mums: The need for a supportive environment for mental wellbeing

Pratiwi Utami, Universitas Gadjah Mada

PhD mums face a higher risk of added mental strain.
Mental health and HIV in teens: Strategies to end stigma and discrimination

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Torrens University Australia; Aasha Rose, dan Paul Ward, Torrens University Australia

Adolescents with HIV are at risk for mental health disorders.
Difficult work arrangements force many women to stop breastfeeding early. Here’s how to prevent this

Andini Pramono, Australian National University; Julie P. Smith, Australian National University, dan Liana Leach, Australian National University

A woman nursing her breastfeeding baby.

Politics and Society

People across the cities in Indonesia flock to the streets to protest the high salaries of lawmakers and demand the dissolution of the sitting parliament.

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

Jefferson Ng, Australian National University

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections

Haryanto, Universitas Hasanuddin dan Rizkika Lhena Darwin, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections
7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory

Ahmad Nurhasim, The Conversation; Anggi M. Lubis, The Conversation; Hayu Rahmitasari, The Conversation; Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, The Conversation, dan Robby Irfany Maqoma, The Conversation

7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory
The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy

Ary Hermawan, The University of Melbourne

The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy
How MPs’ ‘abandoned’ cats became the unexpected symbol of Indonesia’s protests

Ken M.P. Setiawan, The University of Melbourne; Charlotte Setijadi, The University of Melbourne, dan Elisabeth Kramer, UNSW Sydney

A selection of the missing cats

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