ANU hosting a node of new Australia - Indonesia Centre

Deref said :

Robertson said :

…because the less we collectively know about the corrupt genocidal military dictatorship to our north, the better off we will be, right, PantsMan?

I see the Mad Monk’s intending to make it harder for Australians to protest the Indonesian occupation of West Papua and to support its independence. He hasn’t said exactly how he plans to do that yet. Nice.

I don’t hear any Australians protesting that occupation and its accompanying genocide – they’re all too busy considering really important stuff like gay marriage and Dannii Minogue having a cry.

Better late than never, we’re quite ignorant of each others cultural and economical potential even though we live next to each other.

Indonesia will be one of the largest economies in the world by 2050.

Looking forward to Alexander Downer’s appointment to a personal chair of Shadow Plays.

Robertson said :

…because the less we collectively know about the corrupt genocidal military dictatorship to our north, the better off we will be, right, PantsMan?

I see the Mad Monk’s intending to make it harder for Australians to protest the Indonesian occupation of West Papua and to support its independence. He hasn’t said exactly how he plans to do that yet. Nice.

johnboy said :

well, democratic all this millenia, maybe that’s why we need a school?

I don’t see the West Papuans getting much democracy, and if you think the actions of the Indonesian military following the independence vote in East Timor were in any way incompatible with my description, I’d like to know how.

…because the less we collectively know about the corrupt genocidal military dictatorship to our north, the better off we will be, right, PantsMan?

This proves Rudd/Gillard did not have a monopoly on batsh$t crazy, pointless spending.