Max Walden

President Xi Jinping has called for strict punishment of the perpetrator, about whom authorities have provided little information.

Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto is eager to assert a much stronger presence on the global stage than his predecessor — with mixed success.

Of Red's 150 million active users, almost 700,000 are based in Australia. That presents both opportunities and risks for Australian politicians.

China has historically been seen as the greatest threat to national security by Indonesia's military, including new President Prabowo Subianto. That is changing.

Mugiyanto thought he would die after being abducted by soldiers in 1998 when Prabowo Subianto was a powerful special forces commander. Now the former human rights advocate has joined the Indonesian president's cabinet.

The Pacific nation's gun amnesty coincided with the shooting death of a 12-year-old child — just one week after the alleged murder of a police officer.

The British monarch will stay at a resort only a few kilometres from where a New Zealand naval vessel sank this month — and recovery efforts will have to wait.

New Zealand's defence minister has dismissed calls for an apology, saying the NZ Defence Force was "deeply traumatised" by the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui.

Mental health, technology and artificial intelligence (AI): Here's what hundreds of students, parents and teachers are most concerned about when it comes to education.

Arduous paperwork, surveillance and bullying from management are among the challenges teachers say they face amid a nationwide education staff shortage.

Dramatic developments at Fiji's Independent Commission Against Corruption reveal broader teething problems with the country's transition from dictatorship to democracy.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants an end to his country's "asymmetrical" security relationship with the United States.

As the federal government pursues closer economic ties with Indonesia, studies of the country's language and culture are on the decline across Australia.

Plan International's landmark State of the World's Girls report finds that in conflict zones across the world, young people share common experiences of loss, fear and destruction.

South-East Asian politicians have called for the unconditional release of five democracy activists whose executions are imminent.

Most married Filipinos cannot legally end their marriage in the Catholic-majority country. A new bill looks set to change that.

Indonesia's public rail operator will blacklist perpetrators of sexual violence after a spate of reported attacks on trains.

Bali boasts world-famous beach clubs, surf breaks and ancient Hindu temples. The only problem is, you often have to battle traffic to get to them.

Hereditary politics is associated with monarchies or authoritarian states, but new research shows it's alarmingly common in democratic systems too.

One thing is clear: Indonesia's democrats will not let their hard-won system of checks and balances be dismantled without a fight.

Australian Uyghurs want sanctions against Beijing as a report finds China has imposed 4.4 million years of cumulative imprisonment on members of the mostly Muslim ethnic group.

It's an industry that emerged from a parental ambition to provide the best education for one's kids. But there are concerns about the quality of tutoring services and child protection — and experts want greater regulation.

Asylum seekers are staging a 24/7 protest outside the Department of Home Affairs and minister Tony Burke's office, demanding that they be granted permanent visas.

Booming Chinese and South Asian migrant communities are keen to engage in Australian democracy but many do not fully understand how politics works in their adopted home country, new research has shown.

It's a war that has displaced 10 million, created famine and killed at least 18,760 people. Every member of the Sudanese diaspora in Australia has been affected by the carnage.