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Dec 11, 2025
Delve into a conversation with Kathy Robinson, An Emeritus Professor of Anthropology in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, on how her interest in Indonesia and international studies started.
Nov 25, 2024
In this special podcast episode, ANU PhD students Vania Budianto and Riandy Laksono engage in an exclusive conversation with Indonesia's renowned economist and former Finance Minister, Mr Chatib 'Dede' Basri. From his decision to study at the ANU to his rise to one of Indonesia's most respected financial leaders, Vania and Riandy explore Pak Dede's personal journey, discussing his inspirations, Canberra nostalgia, and how the ANU played a pivotal role in shaping his academic and professional success.
Jun 25, 2021
Professor George Quinn is one of the world’s most prolific observers of Indonesian and Javanese language, literature, and society. In this first instalment of ‘The Indonesianists’, we chat with Pak George about his upbringing in New Zealand to his accidental field trip to Indonesia to his new book, Bandit Saints of Java, and of course about the sad decline of the Indonesian language as a study subject in Australia.
Nov 25, 2025
Join us in a conversation with Chris and Tri Manning, long-time active participants in the ANU Indonesia Project and the Indonesianist community at ANU. Chris Manning is an Honorary Associate Professor and former Head of the ANU Indonesia Project, while Tri Manning is a Bahasa Indonesia teacher based in Canberra.
Listen to their experiences and stories as Indonesianists in this episode!
Aug 23, 2022
In this episode, Elizabeth Drysdale (Liz) discusses challenges in delivering the "four-monthly miracle" that is BIES, her passion for the written words and her deep connections with Indonesia. Liz was the Assistant (and later Associate) Editor of the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES) for twenty-five years until 2012, when she retired from ANU. During her tenure, Liz produced 72 issues of the journal, containing over 300 articles, countless book reviews and PhD abstracts. She was a key figure in making BIES what it is today - the leading journal on Indonesia's economy and society.
24 September 2021.
In this episode, Virginia Hooker talks about her experience living as a daughter of a Navy father, about her PhD on Riau-Lingga islands (including a fascinating story about Raja Ali Haji), about her illustrated book for children, and her appreciation of Islamic calligraphy.
Dec 21, 2021
In this episode, Tony Johns is in conversation with Greg Fealy at his home in Canberra. Anthony (Tony) Hearle Johns was a key figure in the founding of Asian studies at ANU and is one of the seminal figures in the study of Southeast Asian Islam. He spoke about his early life and academic career, and particularly about how he came to be interested in Islam and Qur'anic exegesis. At the age of 93, he is still engaged in research and publishing. Greg Fealy is a scholar of Indonesian politics and history who specialises in Islam.