Bali calls for a halt to new resorts
Bali’s regional government says it has little control over new developments and has been shocked at some recent constructions
Amanda Hodge
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‘Half the nation’ joins a mass with Pope
East Timor staged one of the biggest masses of Pope Francis’s papacy on Tuesday evening with at least half of its population expected to gather for the historic event.
Prisoner swap on cards for Haas dad
Indonesia’s arrest and swift deportation to The Philippines of a suspected Chinese spy this week may have secured Jakarta a breakthrough in its bid to have Gregor Haas extradited on drug charges.
Pope, Imam make joint appeal against religion stoking conflict
The Pope spent his second full day in Indonesia doing the core work of the church — ministering to the poor and afflicted, and encouraging religious harmony.
Pope sounds warning on religious intolerance
Pontiff urges Indonesia’s political leaders to defend the country’s founding principles of social justice and ‘unity in diversity’.
Indonesians seek co-operation on nickel
Indonesia says its global-dominating nickel industry is not the ‘enemy’ of Australia, but an opportunity for the two countries to build a global EV battery hub.
Pope Francis tours Southeast Asia
The Pope’s first trip to the Muslim-majority nation is being billed as an opportunity to breathe fresh life into a national conversation over religious tolerance.
We’re ‘positively aligned’ after Prabowo’s rare praise
Anything that paves the way for bigger and more frequent joint military exercises, and presents an opportunity for Australia to help build up Indonesia’s maritime domain awareness capacity, is unambiguously good news.
Jakarta defence pact ‘a historic milestone’
New Australia-Indoesia defence deal reflects mutual concern over China, the South China Sea and the potential for open hostility between Beijing and Washington.
AFP turns its guns on cyberscam kingpins
The Australian Federal Police is taking on cyber scam syndicates netting billions of dollars a year from unsuspecting Australians in a new global operation using sophisticated tactics.
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