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The culture and politics of hunger in West Papua
In the Indonesian-occupied region of West Papua, large-scale deforestation to make way for agribusiness plantations under government-endorsed development schemes has radically undermined the food security
Experiencing Indonesia: 30 years of successful public diplomacy through Acicis
Since 1995, The Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (Acicis) has welcomed almost 5,000 students to live, study and intern in Indonesia. It stands as
Kate McGregor: ASAA Oral History Project
Kate credits her fascination for and involvement in Asian Studies – and especially Indonesian history – to an eight-week backpacking holiday that she took with
Tim Wright: ASAA Oral History Project
Professor Tim Wright’s distinguished academic journey began with a chance encounter in 1960s Yorkshire with an inspiring schoolteacher whose enthusiasm for East Asia prompted Tim
Counting Births, Carrying Memories: China’s Three-Child Policy and Working Women’s Lives
A small object, a long history Let me begin with a small object. In a follow-up contact in October 2025, one participant told me that
Natali Pearson: ASAA Oral History Project
Natali Pearson is a Senior Lecturer and DECRA Fellow at the University of Sydney, specialising in maritime heritage in Southeast Asia. Her journey into Asian
Ed Aspinall: ASAA Oral History Project
Professor Ed Aspinall shares his journey into Asian Studies, which began when he lived in Indonesia as a teenager while his father worked as an
Indonesia Mistakes Visibility for Delivery
Indonesia has long been governed by pilot, launching ambitious policies in visible, limited trials before scaling nationwide. But early progress is not the same as
Ele Williams: ASAA Oral History Project
Ele traces her ‘origin story’ in Asian Studies/the study of Asia to her upbringing in Darwin as a child, where she began to learn the
Garry Rodan: ASAA Oral History Project
Garry describes himself as primarily a political economist whose work is informed by political theory. It was only during his doctoral research, and something by
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