An Academy-supported workshop on The Prospects for Regional Cooperation: Opportunities for Indonesian-Australian Collaboration was hosted by the Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University Melbourne in collaboration with its partner institution the Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM), State Islamic University Jakarta on 25-26 June 2013, Parkview Hotel on St Kilda. It was led by Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri (International Relations, La Trobe University), and Professor Alberto Gomes (Anthropology and Director of Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University.

The 2013 Melbourne Australia-Indonesia dialogue brought together from Australia and Indonesia leading scholars, policy makers and business figures, to assess, in a frank and robust way, the current status of the relationship between the two neighbours. Particular attention centred on the contribution which the two countries as middle powers could make to the common task of enhancing cooperation across a range of regional challenges.

The 2013 Australia Indonesia  Dialogue, with its theme “Prospects for regional cooperation: Opportunities for Indonesian-Australian collaboration” expanded on the first 2012 ‘interfaith’ focused dialogue into other areas of human, societal, environmental security and education, economic and institutional links with a regional focus.

For further details see AD.Australia Indonesia Dialogue.doc

For the text of Prof Camilleri's paper see  AD.Australia Indonesia Dialogue.doc.docx