Anthony LaPaglia strived for truth about the Balibo Five, writes Philippa Hawker.

"It didn't matter to me what size the role was," says…

Caroline Overington – The Australian media bears more responsibility than the Australian government for the deaths of five journalists in Balibo…

Dili – East Timor's opposition Fretilin party called for Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to sack his justice and finance ministers Thursday after…

It is very disappointing that the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) leaders have again failed to condemn the human right abuses being…

Febriamy Hutapea & Markus J. Sihaloho – The reluctance of Islamic boarding schools to focus on pluralism and tolerance is a major obstacle to…

Ismira Lutfia – The Alliance of Independent Journalists announced on Thursday that it would honor a journalist and a kiosk owner for their…

Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President, Republic of Indonesia
Gedung Bina Graha
Jl. Veteran 16
Jakarta Pusat

Re: Human…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police apologized on Thursday for a July 17 incident in which Yogyakarta Police broke up a workshop attended by…

President Yudhoyono had some successes on human rights in his first term, but he needs to make sure those reforms really stick. The time is…

Kerry O'Brien, presenter: It's now 10 years since the people of East Timor were finally given the chance to decide their political future and…

An Australian woman charged with conspiring to kill East Timor's President is stressed and concerned by the trial, her Darwin…

Kupang – Strong public opposition to a government plan to move 10 Komodo dragons from their natural habitat to Bali was fervent as…

Niken Prathivi, Nusa Dua – It takes women to make other women talk, to share and discuss their toughest experiences in the hope of eventually…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President re-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the new Cabinet he intends to form with running mate Boediono will…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and an Armed Forces spokesman on Tuesday both professed to have no information on a…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Judiciary Commission must be strengthened if the government is serious about eradicating corruption in the…

Jakarta – The newly submitted corruption bill could derail the war against corruption by undermining the authority of the Corruption Eradication…

Anita Rachman – The government's proposed budget allocation for the Ministry of National Education is too small to significantly improve…

Border crossings between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea that were closed last month remain restricted due to the security situation in…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Army says it is fully prepared to assist the police in antiterrorism work, particularly in the areas of…

Jakarta – Three brothers who played a crucial role in the re-election of Indonesia's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, are emerging as a…

Camelia Pasandaran – As the campaign teams of losing presidential candidates Jusuf Kalla and Megawati Sukarnoputri began presenting their…

Nivell Rayda – The Supreme Court has taken disciplinary action against 89 judicial officials, including the dismissal of 21 judges, in the first…

Farouk Arnaz – Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the National Police headquarters on Tuesday to demonstrate against the acquittal of Muchdi…

Caroline Overington – There is a scene in the new Australian film Balibo that is so sickening in its violence that it is almost unbearable to…

Balibo is a political thriller that uncovers the true story of five journalists, including New Zealander Gary Cunningham, killed in East Timor in…

E Mei Amelia R, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office is again being urged to immediately submit a judicial review over the Supreme Court's…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – A Jakarta company has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply police and army equipment to East Timor.…

Adianto P. Simamora and Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The government said here Monday that companies owning forest concession areas might be behind…

Jim Elmslie – The recent shootings at the Freeport Mine in Papua, which resulted in the death of Australian Drew Grant, is the first real test of…

Leading environmental watchdog Greenpeace demanded that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tackle the mostly man-made forest fires that have…

Nurfika Osman – The country's highest authority on Islam reminded Indonesians on Monday that it had previously issued an edict against Muslims…

Several West Papuans are gathering in Cairns this week to lobby Pacific Islands Forum leaders at their annual summit to have Indonesia…

Kafil Yamin – On a hot and sticky recent Saturday, hundreds of travelers heading out of the capital to Bogor found themselves stranded in "UKI," a…

John Aglionby, Jakarta – Most analysts believe last month's double hotel bombing in Jakarta is unlikely to have much permanent impact on Indonesia…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Joe Cochrane – The Attorney General's Office said on Sunday that it was ready to take action against any…

Jakarta – A group of unelected legislative candidates say the General Elections Commission (KPU) must quickly implement a ruling issued by the…

Dessy Sagita – A number of organizations have urged the House of Representatives to revise the draft of a health care bill it has been debating…

Anita Rachman – Nongovernmental organizations on Sunday urged the government to participate in an International Labor Organization plan to adopt…

Jon Lamb - August 30 marks 10 years since the UN-sponsored referendum on Indonesian-occupied East Timor's political status. On that day, despite…

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The government defended Friday its decision to approve the creation of an ASEAN regional human rights body which has been…

Kafil Yamin – Drought has dried up the groundwater in several places throughout West Java's Bandung district, forcing residents to cut…

Max Lane – The first major political incident after the July 8 Indonesian presidential election were two co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks on…

Max Lane – For 17 years, from 1990 through to 2007, I regularly contributed articles on Indonesian politics to Green Left Weekly, a…

Agus Maryono, Purwokerto – Hundreds of protesters rallied Thursday in Purwokerto, Central Java, to demand Banyumas Regent Mardjoko resign for what…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A former leading figure in the Jemaah Islamiah who knew Noordin Mohamad Top says he doubts the authenticity of a statement…

Muhamad Al Azhari – Annual inflation is expected to have eased further in July after falling to its lowest level in nine years in June, on the…

Jakarta – The original drafters of the state secrecy bill say that both legislators and the executive branch have ruined the bill by turning it…

Police have charged five more suspects in a spate of deadly shootings at the Indonesian gold mine of US company Freeport, but the motive for the…

April Aswadi, Farouk Arnaz & Ferry Irwanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday said the July 17 bombings of the JW Marriott and…