The Australia-Indonesia Senior Editors Program facilitates greater exchange and knowledge sharing between senior editors from Australia and Indonesia and encourages analytical coverage of the other country through alternating in-depth visits.
The program generally runs for one week, and takes place in either Australia or Indonesia.
Activities can include:
- meetings with government ministers, politicians and senior interlocutors
- site visits to educational, political and/or cultural institutions
- roundtable discussions with senior editors from the host country on national and international political, strategic and security issues.
The Australia-Indonesia Institute covers the cost of business class return travel from the participant's state or territory capital, accommodation, meals and transport.
2026 Australia-Indonesia Senior Editors Program
In May 2026, the Australia-Indonesia Institute supported a group of senior editors from major Indonesian print and broadcast media organisations for a one-week visit to Australia. This year's program included visits to Perth and Melbourne with a focus on education, diversity, and trade and investment. The visit culminated in the Australia-Indonesia Senior Editors Dialogue led by Amanda Hodge, Asia-Pacific correspondent for The Australian and Australia-Indonesia Institute Board Member, and Uni Zulfiani Lubis, Chief Editor of IDNTimes.
The Indonesian participants were:
- Ms Uni Zulfiani Lubis, Chief Editor, IDN Times
- Ms Retno Pinasti, Chief Editor, SCTV and Indosiar TV
- Mr Domuara Ambarita, Chief Editor, Tribunnews.com
- Ms Kartika Sari, Deputy Chief Editor, Rakyat Merdeka
- Mr Fajar Pratama, Deputy Chief Editor, Detik.com
The Australian Participants were:
- Amanda Hodge, Asia Pacific Correspondent, The Australian
- David King, National Editor, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
- Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
- Kate Lamb, Editor, The Guardian International Desk
- Hellena Souisa, Multimedia Journalist, ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom
Below are images from the 2026 Indonesian and Australian participants of the Senior Editors Dialogue in Melbourne, May 2026. Credit DFAT.
