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.
Former war correspondent David Fox expressed his relief and gratitude to a Balinese court for recognising the "circumstances of my peculiar case" after he was sentenced to just seven months' jail for possessing hashish.
Minister says the TPP is a "work in progress" and concedes Australia and India are doing a "stocktake" on a trade deal due to have been wrapped up by the end of 2015.
Prosecutors requested the Byron Bay woman serve the same jail sentence as her British DJ boyfriend, even though the couple testified she had nothing to do with the police officer's death.
A prosecutor has requested an Australian man who self-medicated with cannabis to treat chronic pain be jailed for a year after he was arrested with hashish in Bali last year.
Prime Minister treads carefully on South China Sea, Washington's latest immigration measures at regional summit in Jakarta.
The sensitive topics of Papua and the impact of the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshore petroleum fields have been raised with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
Foreign Minister has claimed Joko Widodo never suggested joint patrols and she had been told he was referring to cooperation on freedom of overflight and navigation.
One of Indonesia's top trade officials has questioned whether "artificial" trade barriers are preventing Australia importing more palm oil, pulp and paper and wood products as the two countries negotiate a free trade deal to be concluded this year.
Jason Chang's enthusiasm for doing business in Indonesia is as clear as it is unusual.
A Bali prosecutor has requested a former war correspondent who used hashish to help him cope with post traumatic stress disorder be jailed for a year.
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