The interpretation of tiebreaker rules in double tax agreements

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the judicial approach to the interpretation of dual residency tiebreakers for individuals in double tax agreements (DTAs) exhibits certainty and coherence.

Trade and inflation in production networks: The case of Australia

Thuy Hang Duong presents her research about the impacts of international trade on inflation through production networks.

Governing urban Indonesia Book Launch

Join us to celebrate the launch of Governing urban Indonesia.
This book is based on papers delivered at the 2023 Indonesia Update conference convened by Edward Aspinall and Amalinda Savirani. Indonesia has become a majority urban society. Despite the classic images of rice fields, volcanoes and rural life we often associate with the country, now almost 60 per cent of Indonesia’s people live in cities, towns, suburbs, gated communities and other urban areas. Urbanisation has brought with it a familiar range of problems, including some of the worst traffic jams and air pollution in the world, housing scarcity, periodic flooding and dramatic land subsidence. These problems pose massive challenges to Indonesian governments as they try to provide clean water, public transport, housing, garbage disposal and other services to urban dwellers.

Governing Urban Indonesia brings together scholars and practitioners with diverse backgrounds to examine how urbanisation is remaking Indonesia, and how governments are responding. It focuses on how varied political patterns are shaping urban governance, enabling some cities to pioneer improved service delivery and better public amenities for their citizens, while others stagnate. And it brings to bear multiple perspectives on how historical legacies, changing residential patterns, social inequality and myriad other factors are combining to produce a new social and political landscape across urban Indonesia.

The Search for Advantage: Great Powers' Strategies for Technological Competition

This presentation showcases a PhD research project that investigates the dynamics of technological competition among great powers, addressing the question of why states adopt different competitive strategies.

Economic Cooperation in East Asia and the Pacific

Nicola Cole presents her research on the nature of international economic cooperation in East Asia.

Climate policies and external adjustment

This seminar will present a recent IMF Working Paper on the macroeconomic effects of climate policies.

Women in Macroeconomics Workshop III

Women in Macroeconomics Workshop 2024 on 11th November 2024 at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy.

Special ISG with His Excellency Ambassador Dr Siswo Pramono

Dr Siswo Pramono’s ISG will provide insights into the past year’s developments, examining both challenges and opportunities that have defined bilateral cooperation. This reflection will offer a forward-looking perspective on how Indonesia and Australia can continue to strengthen ties and navigate complex regional challenges together.

Religious Moderation and Political Control: Critiquing Indonesia’s Religious Diplomacy

During Jokowi’s presidency, religious diplomacy has become a major element in Indonesia’s foreign policy. In particular, Indonesia has cast itself as a bastion of Islamic moderation which other Muslim-majority nations should emulate. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, has become a key partner in this process and its concepts of Islam Nusantara and Humanitarian Islam have featured prominently in official diplomatic messaging. The NU-organised R20 conference which preceded the November 2022 G20 in Bali was the highpoint in this process. Both Western and Middle-Eastern political leaders routinely praise Indonesia for its putative moderate Islam and often engage in collaborative programs promoting religious moderation.

This seminar will critique this form of diplomacy and will argue that moderation is in fact being used for the purposes of political control, both by the Indonesian government and many of its ‘partners’ in the Middle East. It contends that Indonesia and other states, such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, are engaged in ‘moderation washing’ as they use Indonesia’s reputation for moderation to improve their own reputation in the global community.

The international economic implications of a second Trump presidency

On the day of the US election, Distinguished Professor Warwick McKibbin will explore the potential international economic implications if there is a return of President Trump to the White House.