October 2024
How Indonesia’s transformative leader tarnished his legacy
Many believe Joko Widodo has tried to bend the laws to install a political dynasty, undercutting the very democracy that let him become president.
- Sui-Lee Wee
June 2024
All change as Prabowo prepares for the top job
Economic nationalism has been a constant in Indonesia and the incoming President has some firm views on the topic.
- Emma Connors
February 2024
- Exclusive
- South-East Asian economy
She helped save Indonesia’s economy. Now she’s likely to be sacked
Sri Mulyani Indrawati steadied the ship at critical moments for Indonesia, but the Prabowo camp says her approach to development differs from the new government’s.
- Updated
- Emma Connors
Here’s what a Prabowo-led Indonesia could do
One of Indonesia’s most respected diplomats says the country has wasted opportunities to manage US-China rivalry and lead its neighbours. That could change.
- Emma Connors
- Opinion
- Opinion
Prabowo the continuity candidate will be far from a proxy president
Prabowo Subianto has finally breezed into power in his predecessor’s slipstream. But he will push through his own agenda with an unpredictable style as Indonesian president.
- Ben Bland
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why a Prabowo presidency should make everyone nervous
The former military commander is an ultranationalist who has waited decades to lead Indonesia. He’s also strategic, smart and volatile.
- Emma Connors
Ex-general Prabowo claims victory in Indonesia election
The former military commander has declared a “victory for all the people of Indonesia”, and appears set to win without needing a run-off election.
- Updated
- Emma Connors
- Analysis
- Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo finally takes the office he has craved
The former military commander looks to have secured the Indonesian presidency – but will his time in office herald a new era for the country?
- James Curran
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Energy protectionism complicates our ties with Indonesia
Rather than the lack of complementarity between the nations’ economies, it is the clash with Indonesia’s resource nationalism that is now a key focus of Australian interest in the election contest.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Investing
Politics and your portfolio (and why it might matter this time)
Elections all over the world mean this is the year when even a constructive backdrop for markets is likely to be challenged by geopolitical changes.
- Scott Haslem
Prabowo tramples rivals before Indonesia’s presidential poll
Reform candidate Anies Baswedan has promised to wind back Indonesia’s nickel policies, as candidates wrap up campaigning before national elections on Wednesday.
- Emma Connors
Indonesia’s Jokowi under fire over ‘election meddling’
The hugely popular outgoing president has backed away from campaigning for the frontrunner and his running mate, who is Jokowi’s son.
- Emma Connors
- Opinion
- Opinion
Indonesia’s Prabowo finally steps from the shadows
Prabowo Subianto has been the coming man for a long time. That will shape how the likely winner of Indonesia’s presidential election will govern.
- John McCarthy
Indonesia votes: dynasties, democracy and nickel
This week on The Fin podcast, Emma Connors on who is in the race to be Indonesia’s next president and what that will mean for the region and for Australia’s nickel miners.
Five reasons why the Indonesian election matters to Australia
From the spectre of an Indonesian Donald Trump to the birth of a political dynasty; here’s what you should know about the February 14 election.
- Emma Connors
November 2023
Indonesia’s president pushes US on what happened to the $31b
President Joko Widodo questions the West’s “commitment” to helping developing countries cut climate emissions.
- Alec Russell and Mercedes Ruehl
October 2023
- Opinion
- World elections
Jokowi takes a huge gamble with son’s political elevation
An Indonesian court’s decision to open a loophole allowing the president’s son to participate in February’s election is unlikely to stand as a great moment in national jurisprudence.
- Updated
- Liam Gammon
August 2023
Aussie firm tapped to develop Indonesia’s nature trading market
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund has chosen Pollination to help develop the country’s emerging market for nature-based tradeable credits and offsets.
- Jacob Greber
July 2023
Batteries provide the spark for Albanese and Widodo
There was a low-key vibe but no lack of substance to this week’s trip with significant steps towards strengthening ties and preserving peace amid tensions with China and Russia.
- Andrew Tillett
April 2023
Taiwan warns of Beijing’s sway in the region
Taiwan fears that the reluctance of South-East Asian nations to stand up to China will derail Australia’s security alignment with the United States and Japan.
- Updated
- Jeremy Sammut, Michael Smith and Emma Connors