Humans will follow many other species to extinction if scientists do not find the funding and the platform they need to change the path we are on, warns Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty.

The global adjustment to the coronavirus pandemic has seen a faster shift to a digital economy as technology has been harnessed to deal with abrupt changes in every aspect of life.

Australia’s post-harvest technologies and Indonesia’s multi-modal transport flexibility are key areas for bilateral collaboration on supply chains.

A civilian team of “data worms” in Indonesia that finds and publishes data around coronavirus has become a trusted source of information about the pandemic.

Supply chains are being tested around the globe, as coronavirus creates new challenges around people and logistics, and requires added layers of safety for businesses that are responsible for ensuring that fresh, packaged and manufactured goods reach their customers.

Senator Penny Wong and experts from The University of Melbourne and CSIS Indonesia have called for more effective multilateralism in the region and less deference to the interests of China and the US.