Born and raised in West Java, Erwin Renaldi is a bilingual multi-platform journalist at the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. Before joining ABC, Erwin was a news anchor and TV presenter in Indonesia.
He is passionate about telling stories of diverse communities in Australia to break stereotypes and at the same time highlighting their contributions, which are often overlooked in the news coverage. Erwin is also a supervising producer for ABC Indonesia. You can follow him on Twitter: @erwin_renaldi
The recent protests across Indonesia, and across the globe, wasn't just sparked by public outrage over the generous perks awarded to MPs — but from deeper-rooted problems with the country's democratic system.
After protests turned violent over MP perks in Indonesia, mobs looted the homes of four suspended parliamentarians, stealing some luxury items while destroying others including sports cars.
The upcoming March for Australia has drawn mixed reactions among migrants, with some fearful of anti-immigration sentiment, while others say they are not concerned.
Indonesia marked its Independence Day by sending almost 18 tonnes of essentials into Gaza with the help of the Jordanian air force, but how effective was the "special gift" to the Muslim nation's "brothers and sisters"?
When Australia formally recognises the state of Palestine at the UN Assembly next month, it will join others who have done so since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988. Here's a look how countries from across the Asia Pacific region view Palestinian independence.
Australia's move to recognise an independent Palestinian state follows similar announcements from other countries, but the move has been met with mixed responses across the community.
Young Indonesians dissatisfied with the government are flying a flag from the popular anime One Piece ahead of the country's 80th independence day.
At least 13 suspects linked to an alleged baby-trafficking ring, which Indonesian police say sold at least 24 infants overseas, have been arrested.
A pristine archipelago off Indonesia's east coast emerges as the latest battleground between conservationists and the government, who are at odds over the country's nickel industry.
The decision comes after reports earlier this year that Moscow had lobbied Jakarta to house long-range bombers in the country's Papua province.
Indonesia's National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit says two people have been arrested in connection to a shooting that killed one Australian and injured another.
Anthony Albanese will be in Indonesia for just one day on his first trip overseas since winning his second term, but the visit still carries plenty of symbolic weight.
Despite Labor's landslide win, a closer inspection of results in some electorates reveals a nuanced story about Muslim voters, campaigners say.
Indonesian police launch a preliminary investigation into "acts of terror" against an investigative media organisation after carcasses were delivered to its Jakarta office.
We asked Mark Mattson, an American neuroscientist who has studied intermittent fasting for the last 25 years, about what goes inside our body when we are fasting.
Here's how non-English speakers can get emergency updates and information on how to prepare as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
A chaotic brawl took place outside Finns Beach Club in Canggu last week, with footage posted to social media allegedly showing shirtless men beating security guards with wooden blocks.
Bali police are searching for a group of foreigners, who attacked security guards with wooden planks during a violent brawl outside Finns Beach Club.
Under proposed law changes, drug users in Indonesia could be sent to rehabilitation centres instead of prison. But legal experts say the change will simply shift a problem.
An elite school will soon ditch a long-running language program, in a move experts say could be "ideological" and will leave Australia ill-equipped to engage with our closest Asian neighbour.
Australians Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens, and Michael Czugaj are serving life sentences in Indonesia for their roles in a drug smuggling plot in 2005.
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto is eager to assert a much stronger presence on the global stage than his predecessor — with mixed success.
While Australia struggles to tackle the rising cost of living, other countries have the opposite problem. What is deflation and why can it be bad for the economy?
An infant was allegedly sold by his father to a married couple desperate to have children in one of the latest cases of baby trafficking in Indonesia.
Indonesia and Solomon Islands have signed up to ban the bomb. Experts say Australia's reluctance to do so could spur tension with its neighbours.
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