Parliamentary Period

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

Personal reflections on an ongoing challenge

Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

The peacock is no more

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship

Indonesia’s premier historian

About cooking, studying Java, and other serious pleasures

Indonesian fishermen whose traditional fishing grounds are in Australian waters may have a Mabo-style claim, says CAMPBELL WATSON.

ANGELA ROMANO explores the 'envelope culture' among journalists

Why is it so hard to remember the evils of the past? ROB GOODFELLOW explores the pain, and the exhilaration, of memory.

Herb Feith

The history of Australian Volunteers International begins in Indonesia

Review: Abidin Kusno examines trends in architectural design and urban planning in Jakarta

Pramoedya Ananta Toer questions the dominant understanding of Indonesia’s historical path