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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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How Indonesia’s cyberspace entrenches oligarchic power

  • Ary Hermawan,

The 2024 Indonesian election demonstrated the oligarchic capture of social media.

Tides of change: Steering towards improved mariner safety and welfare in the Indo-Pacific

  • Dr Mary Ann Palma-Robles & A/Professor Lowell Bautista,

Seafarers, often out of sight, must navigate harsh working conditions, a lack of legal protection and geopolitical tensions.

The increasing role of women’s fatwa-making in Indonesia

  • Nor Ismah,

Women Islamic scholars are challenging male authority through fatwa-making.

Reflections on the significance of Indigenous knowledge research and storytelling

  • Dr Justin Wejak,

Why Indigenous knowledge research, particularly storytelling, is important.

Scholars in Indonesia who speak about the government “will be either co-opted or persecuted.”

  • Cathy Harper,

Is critical academia in Indonesia being undermined?