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Journalist for @abcnews, now former Indonesia Correspondent, via Sydney, Jerusalem, Darwin, Canberra. RT ≠ endorsement

Joined June 2009
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Polls have closed in Indonesia, and counting has started. Unofficial quick count by private pollsters should trickle in about 3 PM Jakarta time. Keep track in our live blog here: bloomberg.com/news/live-blog…
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Anne Barker retweeted
As Indonesia emerges from the pandemic, tourism has rebounded in holiday destinations like Bali. But on Lombok, the island next door, the residents are living with the threat of deadly asbestos everywhere they go. @AnneABarker #abc730
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Can't fool Bali immigration officials with that old marriage of convenience ruse. A Russian national has been deported after arriving on a family reunification visa to live with his "wife" in Klungkung. Instead, he was living in a 5-star hotel in Kuta. bali.antaranews.com/berita/3…
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A kidnapping puts Papua on a razor’s edge asiatimes.com/2023/02/a-kidn…
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Unfortunately, the current policy toward foreign journalists intending to work here, whether on a short visit or to reside, is not supportive of Indonesia’s quest to play a bigger and more active role on the global stage. #jakpost bit.ly/3YirR0v
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Earthquake in Papua sends houses collapsing into a lake - quake was 5.4 magnitude but very shallow - 10km deep
Gempa berkekuatan magnitudo (M) 5,4 mengguncang Kota Jayapura, Papua. Sejumlah bangunan dilaporkan mengalami kerusakan dan hanyut ke laut. "Menurut informasi yang kami terima benar ada beberapa bangunan yang rusak di Kota Jayapura. Sebuah kafe di Ruko Dok II Jayapura rubuh dan
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This could mark the end of broadcasters hiding under duvets to record audio track. Have a listen to what AI audio enhancement can do to a track recorded in the worst environment ever - a bathroom. #DitchTheDuvet #MOJO
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A sad passing today of a true hero. Shirley Shackleton was a fighter for justice, tenaciously determined, an energised woman who fought many battles. Once a lonely voice for the suffering East Timorese, she triumphed to see #TimorLeste become free. Farewell sweet friend.
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Earlier this year, nearly 200 Indonesian children died after ingesting contaminated cough syrups and liquid paracetamol. Many more are still in hospital, with long-term physical and mental problems. @anneabarker #abc730
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It’s remarkable and shocking that the President’s security team completely failed to stop the woman who could have harmed Jokowi and the rest of the motorcade
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BREAKING NLD economic advisor Sean Turnell, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband Ko Htein Lin and Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota are to be released by Myanmar regime in its mass amnesty on Thursday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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