Liam Prince
@aciciscd.bsky.social
Director of the Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies
(@acicis.bsky.social -- pronounced ah-chee-chis; https://www.acicis.edu.au/).
Opinions definitely my own.
(@acicis.bsky.social -- pronounced ah-chee-chis; https://www.acicis.edu.au/).
Opinions definitely my own.
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Liam Prince
@aciciscd.bsky.social
· Nov 18
The study of languages by Australian university students hit a new 23-year low in 2023 with just 1.73% of the nearly 1.1 million domestic students enrolled at Australian universities in 2023 studying a language as part of their degree. This is down from 4.04% in 2005.
In 1994, the year prior to the launch of the Australian Government’s National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools (NALSAS) strategy—there were twelve Queensland high schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 level.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In 1994, the year prior to the launch of the Australian Government’s National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools (NALSAS) strategy—there were twelve Queensland high schools teaching Indonesian at Year 12 level.
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accidentally grooming myself into a parasocial relationship with Doc Evatt
September 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
accidentally grooming myself into a parasocial relationship with Doc Evatt
In preparing my chapter for a forthcoming book on 30 years of @acicis.bsky.social, I had occasion to read @mconleytyler.bsky.social et al.’s 2012 volume on the life and career of Australia’s second longest-serving Foreign Minister, Richard Casey:
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
R.G.Casey: Minister for External Affairs 1951-60 - Australian Institute of International Affairs
In analysing foreign policy, the great forces of national power and politics can dominate explanations and expectations. Personalities bob and weave through story. Yet you don’t have to subscribe to [...
www.internationalaffairs.org.au
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In preparing my chapter for a forthcoming book on 30 years of @acicis.bsky.social, I had occasion to read @mconleytyler.bsky.social et al.’s 2012 volume on the life and career of Australia’s second longest-serving Foreign Minister, Richard Casey:
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
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Indonesia cracks me up I swear. So many videos of very intense scary situations, but also a LOT of people having a good time amongst it
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Indonesia cracks me up I swear. So many videos of very intense scary situations, but also a LOT of people having a good time amongst it
Check out this new documentary on the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-49). Al Jazeera released it last weekend to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s declaration of independence on 17 August 1945.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVk...
How the Dutch manipulated the narrative of colonising Indonesia | Featured Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Check out this new documentary on the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-49). Al Jazeera released it last weekend to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s declaration of independence on 17 August 1945.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVk...
In 2023 the number of Year 12 students enrolled in languages in Australian schools declined to a new record low of 7.6%--or roughly 18,000 of Australia’s 237,000 Year 12 students. This is down from 8.2% of the national Year 12 cohort in 2022.
July 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In 2023 the number of Year 12 students enrolled in languages in Australian schools declined to a new record low of 7.6%--or roughly 18,000 of Australia’s 237,000 Year 12 students. This is down from 8.2% of the national Year 12 cohort in 2022.
Data released recently by the Western Australian School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) shows that 50 students from nine WA schools sat the Year 12 ATAR examination in Indonesian in 2024--down 22% from 64 students from eleven schools in 2023.
July 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Data released recently by the Western Australian School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) shows that 50 students from nine WA schools sat the Year 12 ATAR examination in Indonesian in 2024--down 22% from 64 students from eleven schools in 2023.
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NEW 🇮🇩 Indonesian officials portray drugs as sapping the productive potential of young people—but Louis Plottel's ethnographic research in Aceh asks: in what ways does drug use work *with* the demands of contemporary labour? Supported by @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
Indonesia’s new economy of speed - New Mandala
Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?
www.newmandala.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NEW 🇮🇩 Indonesian officials portray drugs as sapping the productive potential of young people—but Louis Plottel's ethnographic research in Aceh asks: in what ways does drug use work *with* the demands of contemporary labour? Supported by @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...
When it comes to maintaining Australia’s knowledge of its Asian neighbours and cultivation of the next generation of regional area specialists, Australian university administrators are in an invidious position.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmV...
Asia Rising - Australia's Election and the International Agenda
YouTube video by Acicis
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
When it comes to maintaining Australia’s knowledge of its Asian neighbours and cultivation of the next generation of regional area specialists, Australian university administrators are in an invidious position.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmV...
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This book is so good! Very heavy on the communist links though 😅 Prabowo and everyone else should read it
"Albanese will present Prabowo with an Australian-made horse bridle and the book Refugees and Rebels – Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia by Jan Lingard."
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
What the PM’s Indonesian entourage says about his second term priorities
Anthony Albanese is again making Indonesia his first official visit of the parliamentary term, but the absence of his defence minister is notable.
www.afr.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This book is so good! Very heavy on the communist links though 😅 Prabowo and everyone else should read it
"Albanese will present Prabowo with an Australian-made horse bridle and the book Refugees and Rebels – Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia by Jan Lingard."
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
What the PM’s Indonesian entourage says about his second term priorities
Anthony Albanese is again making Indonesia his first official visit of the parliamentary term, but the absence of his defence minister is notable.
www.afr.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"Albanese will present Prabowo with an Australian-made horse bridle and the book Refugees and Rebels – Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia by Jan Lingard."
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Thoughtful gift choice. Great book.
A modest intervention from @acicis.bsky.social and friends ahead of the Australian election on Saturday. 🗳️
youtu.be/ICtAGh9MBew?...
youtu.be/ICtAGh9MBew?...
The Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools
YouTube video by Acicis
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A modest intervention from @acicis.bsky.social and friends ahead of the Australian election on Saturday. 🗳️
youtu.be/ICtAGh9MBew?...
youtu.be/ICtAGh9MBew?...
As Indonesians return to work this morning after last week’s Lebaran holidays, check out this 15 min explainer from Mojok.co about the origins of “THR” (Tunjangan Hari Raya)--the bonus 13th month’s salary that Indonesian employees receive at this time each year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJR...
SOBSI DAN SEJARAH PANJANG PERJUANGAN THR UNTUK BURUH! | Jasmerah - Muhidin M Dahlan
YouTube video by mojokdotco
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As Indonesians return to work this morning after last week’s Lebaran holidays, check out this 15 min explainer from Mojok.co about the origins of “THR” (Tunjangan Hari Raya)--the bonus 13th month’s salary that Indonesian employees receive at this time each year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJR...
Fantastic podcast episode from the Robert Menzies Institute yesterday.
LISTEN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuv...
Georgina Downer speaks with Deakin University historian David Lowe about his forthcoming book on the history of The Colombo Plan (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...).
LISTEN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuv...
Georgina Downer speaks with Deakin University historian David Lowe about his forthcoming book on the history of The Colombo Plan (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...).
David Lowe on the 75th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan: "Opened a lot of Australian eyes"
YouTube video by Robert Menzies Institute
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Fantastic podcast episode from the Robert Menzies Institute yesterday.
LISTEN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuv...
Georgina Downer speaks with Deakin University historian David Lowe about his forthcoming book on the history of The Colombo Plan (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...).
LISTEN: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuv...
Georgina Downer speaks with Deakin University historian David Lowe about his forthcoming book on the history of The Colombo Plan (www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...).
A joy to listen to University of Melbourne students Isabelle and India speak so thoughtfully about their recent semester(s) studying at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with @acicis.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpA-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpA-...
Flexible Language Immersion Program - India & Isabelle (Part 2 of 2)
YouTube video by ACICIS Study Indonesia
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A joy to listen to University of Melbourne students Isabelle and India speak so thoughtfully about their recent semester(s) studying at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with @acicis.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpA-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpA-...
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Vivian Rubiyanti Iskandar (b. 1 January 1944) is the first trans person in Indonesia legally recognized as their true gender. Here, she was with Adnan Buyung Nasution, her lawyer, in the West Jakarta District Court. On 11 November 1973, she was legally recognized by the state as a woman. 🧵1/5
February 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Vivian Rubiyanti Iskandar (b. 1 January 1944) is the first trans person in Indonesia legally recognized as their true gender. Here, she was with Adnan Buyung Nasution, her lawyer, in the West Jakarta District Court. On 11 November 1973, she was legally recognized by the state as a woman. 🧵1/5
Need to check this out. 🤨
new book looks really good... "Communication against Capital explores the revolutionary communication strategies of the pergerakan merah, the anticolonial 'red movement' in 1920s Indonesia."
per the author: Pre-order at (use 30% discount code "09BCARD")
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
per the author: Pre-order at (use 30% discount code "09BCARD")
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
February 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Need to check this out. 🤨
“Australia’s security requires the use of many tools of statecraft, not just defence...Australia lacks the political will to do something as simple — yet as game-changing — as making Indonesian language a compulsory school subject.”
@mconleytyler.bsky.social in
insidestory.org.au/regional-dri...
@mconleytyler.bsky.social in
insidestory.org.au/regional-dri...
Regional drift • Hamish McDonald
A Darwin school’s decision to drop Indonesian points to a broader failure
insidestory.org.au
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Australia’s security requires the use of many tools of statecraft, not just defence...Australia lacks the political will to do something as simple — yet as game-changing — as making Indonesian language a compulsory school subject.”
@mconleytyler.bsky.social in
insidestory.org.au/regional-dri...
@mconleytyler.bsky.social in
insidestory.org.au/regional-dri...
Extraordinary interview. The history of our region resides in the minds and memories of people like Siauw Tiong Djin, just walking around amongst us.
Watch full interview: youtu.be/q3vcg0ACnIg?...
What an impressive person.
Watch full interview: youtu.be/q3vcg0ACnIg?...
What an impressive person.
Celebrating Lunar New Year as Chinese-Indonesians Abroad with Siauw Tiong Djin [S2E1 FULL EP]
YouTube video by The Perantau Podcast
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Extraordinary interview. The history of our region resides in the minds and memories of people like Siauw Tiong Djin, just walking around amongst us.
Watch full interview: youtu.be/q3vcg0ACnIg?...
What an impressive person.
Watch full interview: youtu.be/q3vcg0ACnIg?...
What an impressive person.
A new film from Indonesian director Yandy Laurens opened in Indonesian cinemas last week (23 Jan). "1 Kakak 7 Ponakan" (A Brother and 7 Siblings) premiered at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in December last year, and has received rave reviews.
WATCH the tralier: youtu.be/LkUsJMFngiI?...
WATCH the tralier: youtu.be/LkUsJMFngiI?...
1 Kakak 7 Ponakan - Official Trailer
YouTube video by CINEMA 21
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A new film from Indonesian director Yandy Laurens opened in Indonesian cinemas last week (23 Jan). "1 Kakak 7 Ponakan" (A Brother and 7 Siblings) premiered at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in December last year, and has received rave reviews.
WATCH the tralier: youtu.be/LkUsJMFngiI?...
WATCH the tralier: youtu.be/LkUsJMFngiI?...
With the holidays well and truly over (sigh), I thought I'd share my favourite summer reads and listens:
January 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
With the holidays well and truly over (sigh), I thought I'd share my favourite summer reads and listens:
The number of Year 12 students in New South Wales who sat the HSC examination in Indonesian fell by a further 3.7% last year according to the latest statistics from the NSW Education Standards Authority (tinyurl.com/5yv6wnc9) from 82 students in 2023 to 79 students in 2024.
January 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The number of Year 12 students in New South Wales who sat the HSC examination in Indonesian fell by a further 3.7% last year according to the latest statistics from the NSW Education Standards Authority (tinyurl.com/5yv6wnc9) from 82 students in 2023 to 79 students in 2024.
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You can now read Vannessa Hearman's and Frank Bongiorno's keynotes for free - but be sure to get in quick! The orations are free until until the end of December!
Vannessa Hearman:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Frank Bongiorno:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Vannessa Hearman:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Frank Bongiorno:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 25, 2024 at 6:05 AM
You can now read Vannessa Hearman's and Frank Bongiorno's keynotes for free - but be sure to get in quick! The orations are free until until the end of December!
Vannessa Hearman:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Frank Bongiorno:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Vannessa Hearman:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Frank Bongiorno:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The trailer for Mouly Surya’s new film “Perang Kota” (The City is a Battlefield) dropped a few days ago. I am so excited to watch this film.
youtu.be/wRiQbyy0FXw?...
youtu.be/wRiQbyy0FXw?...
PERANG KOTA - Official Trailer
YouTube video by StarvisionPlus
youtu.be
December 15, 2024 at 2:30 AM
The trailer for Mouly Surya’s new film “Perang Kota” (The City is a Battlefield) dropped a few days ago. I am so excited to watch this film.
youtu.be/wRiQbyy0FXw?...
youtu.be/wRiQbyy0FXw?...
“The costs of [Australia] being on the winning side have not been felt by us for quite a while…for actually ever."
(from 13m27s mark)
open.spotify.com/episode/3LpI...
(from 13m27s mark)
open.spotify.com/episode/3LpI...
Australia’s Place in the World
Sydney Writers' Festival · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:42 AM
“The costs of [Australia] being on the winning side have not been felt by us for quite a while…for actually ever."
(from 13m27s mark)
open.spotify.com/episode/3LpI...
(from 13m27s mark)
open.spotify.com/episode/3LpI...