For those who care about the relationship between Indonesia and Australia, it is a perennial question: can the two nations, who are so physically close, be true friends? Can they find a way to get past the differences which seem to keep them apart and learn to work together in a more constructive and mutually […]
Bilateral
Minister Kelly O’Dwyer meets Indonesian finance leaders
One of the most senior groups of Indonesian finance industry leaders to visit Australia has held talks this week with some of the nation’s most influential company executives and government officials. A highlight for the 30 delegates was a meeting on Wednesday 26 October with the Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon. […]
Remembering Sabam Siagian
Sabam Pandapotan Siagian – who passed away on June 3 – was a great friend of Australia. In Indonesia, Pak Sabam is mainly remembered as the first Editor-in-Chief of The Jakarta Post, the English-language paper he helped to set up (and which is still going strong). He was at heart a journalist, but from an […]