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Liam Prince

@aciciscd.bsky.social
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Director of the Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (@acicis.bsky.social -- pronounced ah-chee-chis; www.acicis.edu.au). Opinions definitely my own.

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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New article in New Mandala from my excellent colleague Kirrilee Hughes: www.newmandala.org/acicis-place...
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ACICIS' place in Australia’s Asia literacy - New Mandala
A rare institutional legacy of Keating-era Asian studies
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ANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Now available! ‘Experiencing Indonesia’ marks the 30th anniversary of ACICIS. Featuring contributions from alumni, staff and partners in Australia and Indonesia, this volume traces the evolution of innovative in-country learning programs and their enduring impact. Read more: doi.org/10.22459/EI.2026
ANU Press New Title. Cover image of 'Experiencing Indonesia: 30 years of ACICIS'
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ANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
'Experiencing Indonesia' celebrates 30 years of ACICIS, tracing its history, growth and impact through reflections from alumni, staff and partners across Australia and Indonesia. The book highlights a pioneering approach to in-country experiential learning. Coming Soon: doi.org/10.22459/EI.2026
ANU Press Coming Soon. Cover image of Experiencing Indonesia.
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
First ep of The Years of Living Neighbourly is out. This one examines the life of Molly Bondan (1912–1990), a New-Zealand born Australian who participated in the Indonesian independence movement of the 1940s and later worked as Sukarno’s English-language speechwriter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTOV...
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Episode #1: Molly Bondan
YouTube video by The Years and Years of Living Neighbourly
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
First ep of The Years of Living Neighbourly is out. This one examines the life of Molly Bondan (1912–1990), a New-Zealand born Australian who participated in the Indonesian independence movement of the 1940s and later worked as Sukarno’s English-language speechwriter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTOV...
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Episode #1: Molly Bondan
YouTube video by The Years and Years of Living Neighbourly
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Love this - there are as many reasons to learn Indonesian as there are would-be learners cc: @aciciscd.bsky.social theindoau.substack.com/p/these-auss...
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These Aussies learned Indonesian, and a new world opened up for them
Meanwhile, Australia is drifting towards monolingualism, as increasingly fewer students learn a foreign language in schools and universities.
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The terrain this series will cover. open.substack.com/pub/yearsofl...
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The terrain this series is will cover.
What does it mean to write a history of Australia and Indonesia together?
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The Years & Years of Living Neighbourly Series open.substack.com/pub/yearsofl...
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The Years & Years of Living Neighbourly Series
Launching the Series: The Years and Years of Living Neighbourly
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
accidentally grooming myself into a parasocial relationship with Doc Evatt
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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...
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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 [...
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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...
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How the Dutch manipulated the narrative of colonising Indonesia | Featured Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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.
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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 Mandala @newmandala.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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...
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Indonesia’s new economy of speed - New Mandala
Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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...
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Asia Rising - Australia's Election and the International Agenda
YouTube video by Acicis
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This book is so good! Very heavy on the communist links though 😅 Prabowo and everyone else should read it
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"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.
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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.
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A modest intervention from @acicis.bsky.social and friends ahead of the Australian election on Saturday. 🗳️ youtu.be/ICtAGh9MBew?...
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The Pledge for Asian Languages in Australian Schools
YouTube video by Acicis
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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...
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SOBSI DAN SEJARAH PANJANG PERJUANGAN THR UNTUK BURUH! | Jasmerah - Muhidin M Dahlan
YouTube video by mojokdotco
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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...).
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David Lowe on the 75th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan: "Opened a lot of Australian eyes"
YouTube video by Robert Menzies Institute
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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-...
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Flexible Language Immersion Program - India & Isabelle (Part 2 of 2)
YouTube video by ACICIS Study Indonesia
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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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
A photograph of Vivian Rubiyanti Iskandar, an Indonesian trans woman with her black hair in a bun. She wears a short-sleeved dress as she was sitting at the court. Next to her is her lawyer, an Indonesian man with short black hair, striped shirt, tie, and black trousers, listen attentively with his hands on his lap. They are surrounded by court attendants and journalists.
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Need to check this out. 🤨
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“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...
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Regional drift • Hamish McDonald
A Darwin school’s decision to drop Indonesian points to a broader failure
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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.
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Celebrating Lunar New Year as Chinese-Indonesians Abroad with Siauw Tiong Djin [S2E1 FULL EP]
YouTube video by The Perantau Podcast
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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?...
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1 Kakak 7 Ponakan - Official Trailer
YouTube video by CINEMA 21
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
With the holidays well and truly over (sigh), I thought I'd share my favourite summer reads and listens:
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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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History Australia @historyaustralia.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
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....
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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?...
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PERANG KOTA - Official Trailer
YouTube video by StarvisionPlus
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
“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...
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Australia’s Place in the World
Sydney Writers' Festival · Episode
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Wow. Exciting news from the world of Indonesian film and television with Leila Chudori's 2012 novel "Pulang" ("Home") being adapted into a feature film in 2025, and a Dutch-Indonesian co-produced limited series from director of 2020 feature film "De Oost" ("The East"). variety.com/2024/film/ne...
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‘The East’ Outfits Base Entertainment, New Amsterdam Reunite on Series ‘Hemelrijk,’ Film ‘Pulang’ – JAFF Market
'The East' production companies Base Entertainment and New Amsterdam reunite for limited series 'Hemelrijk' and Indonesian novel adaptation 'Pulang.'
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Last week I spoke at the Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (#LCNAU) colloquium at @sydneyuni.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCWh... I spoke for 10 min about @acicis.bsky.social's efforts to breathe new life into Australia's "Indonesia Literacy".
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LCNAU Colloquium Nov 2024 Presentation by Liam Prince
YouTube video by ACICIS Study Indonesia
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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
With @aciciscd.bsky.social on strategies for advancing Indonesian
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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
These are appalling stats. As well as all the obvious bad things about this, learning a language is excellent for what uni managers call 'the student experience' – it's a wonderful way to meet and bond with other students, particularly when learning a language from scratch (an excellent leveller).
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Kim Connor @theotherkim.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
As someone who studied a languages degree in Aus, it was only possible because I did French at high school in Belfast. My school in Aus did not offer HSC level French or indeed any other language. But we also have to talk about teaching at university
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Gwyn McClelland @gwynjapan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Huge concern
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Dr Kathleen Neal @kbneal.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
But sure, let's keep slashing language programs and whittling down class hours within the remaining ones. I'm sure future Australians will have no use for anything other than English...
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Liam Prince @aciciscd.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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.
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Susannah Patton @susannahpatton.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
My - totally missing the news cycle - article on Albanese’s decision to skip the inauguration www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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The cost of Albanese skipping Prabowo’s inauguration
Bilateral ties won’t be adversely affected, but errors like this change the way Australia is seen in the region.
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