ABC News • 12th October 2024

'How are we going to escape?': Indonesian working holiday-makers say they were 'scammed'

Dimas and Bella had plans to earn some money and travel Australia when they arrived for their working holiday. They left behind jobs in Indonesia's banking industry and flew to Darwin, with work lined up picking and packing cucumbers at a farm. But from the moment they arrived, something felt off.

ABC News • 3rd October 2024

Uproar over elite private school's plan to axe Indonesian language studies

An elite Melbourne school will stop teaching Bahasa Indonesia, ending one of the country's longest running school Indonesian language programs in a move experts say is representative of a broader decline.

ABC News • 27th August 2024

Why has public opinion flipped on Indonesia's 'iced coffee murderer'?

When the "iced coffee murderer" Jessica Kumala Wongso was released from an Indonesian prison, she left with a smile on her face and headed straight to a press conference.

The Westsider • 31st October 2024

Is your firewood coming from an endangered species habitat?

Firewood being sold across Melbourne’s west is likely coming from Wombat State Forest, which is not meant to be commercially sold, activists say.

The Westsider • 24th September 2024

Saving the Forest or Cutting It Down?

State government fire management works cut through the Wombat State Forest

The City Journal • 5th June 2024

How youth-led groups are paving the way for Indonesian-Australian relations

Pernahkah anda ingin belajar bahasa Indonesia?

The Swanston Gazette • 22nd November 2023

Stranger danger: How the Shincheonji cult is recruiting new members around Melbourne’s CBD

“Apocalyptic” cult Shincheonji are on a recruitment drive in many popular Melbourne locations.

The City Journal • 14th June 2023

Language Bridges: How the Adult Migrant English Program facilitates migrant assimilation in Australia

Melbourne AMEP Teacher Rebeccca Chapman said this program helps people “fit in and start a new successful life in Australia”.

The City Journal • 2nd June 2023

The Bargaining Begins

After recent industrial action, enterprise bargaining starts at RMIT.

The City Journal • 16th June 2024

How do Gen Z get their news?

Word on the street is that young Australians are using social media to get their news.

The Junction • 5th September 2022

Frankston Transport Troubles

Make your way down to the end of the Frankston train line and you arrive at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula: the state seat of Frankston.

The Frankston Times • 18th May 2020

Cafes need community support

FORCED to close their doors to dine-in customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, cafes have had to adapt in order to remain afloat.