Emma Connors

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.

The youngest daughter of former Indonesian president Gus Dur was in the room where it happened.

Indonesia is one of the most important ‘swing states’ in US-China rivalry and with a change of government on the way, it appears to be inching towards stronger ties with the West.

The hugely popular outgoing president has backed away from campaigning for the frontrunner and his running mate who is Jokowi’s son.

Reform candidate Anies Baswedan has promised to wind back Indonesia’s nickel policies, as candidates wrap up campaigning before national elections on Wednesday.

Indonesia’s protectionist resource policies will cause grief to Australia’s miners under a Prabowo presidency.

The Albanese government has promised $2 billion to help mitigate perceived and actual risk across South-east Asia.

Optus’ Singaporean owner Singtel has confirmed it is exploring options to improve returns.

Thank god for writing royalties, says Jonathan Biggins, who reckons politics is stuck on repeat and the new puritanism is hard to poke fun at.

Australia’s ‘crisis of male violence against women’ reflects a growing gender divide triggered by alienation and resentment, researchers say.