Protester charged with trespassing on Indonesian consulate
A 42-year-old protester has been charged with trespassing on the Indonesian consulate-general in Melbourne and flying a separatist flag.
Jewel Topsfield is Fairfax's Indonesia correspondent. She is an award-winning journalist who has been with Fairfax Media for 10 years. Most recently, she was education editor at The Age for five years. Prior to that she was the launch deputy editor of the National Times, Fairfax’s online opinion site. She also spent three years in the Canberra Press Gallery covering immigration, education, the environment and water.
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