Understanding political processes in a country of Indonesia’s geography and population size, not to mention ethnic, religious and socio-economic heterogeneity, is a daunting yet critical task. With general elections due in April next year, how do politicians succeed in a democracy just two decades’ old with 260 million citizens?

In a pilot episode of the AIIA VIC "Dyson House" podcast, former Ambassador to Myanmar Christopher Lamb, discusses the history of the people known as Rohingya and the realities of the current refugee crisis in Myanmar.

Australia should expand its cooperation with China by focusing on critical projects, such as the Belt and Road Initiative.