Event: Role of the Media in Australia-Indonesia Relations

Australians and Indonesians learn much of what they know about each other through the media. Yet polling shows neither side has a deep understanding of the other.

On Monday 13 April, we held a discussion with leading journalists from Australia and Indonesia on the role of the news media in the Indonesia-Australia relationship.

Lowy Institute Indonesia expert Aaron Connelly moderated a panel discussion with Andini Effendi, Senior International Correspondent of Metro TV, based in Jakarta, and ABC Senior reporter and former Jakarta correspondent Helen Brown, discussing the shared challenges facing the press in both countries. The event also featured other participants from the day's inaugural Lowy Institute Media Dialogue.