Karuni Rompies
Karuni Rompies is assistant Indonesia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
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‘They couldn’t see us’: Rescue plane flew over lost Australians five times
As the four Australians recounted their ordeal, more details emerged about the 36 hours they were missing at sea and about the plight of an Indonesian man still missing.
- by Chris Barrett, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies
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Four Australians on 30th birthday surf trip missing off Indonesia
A search effort is under way after their boat failed to reach the resort located in a group of islands known for their snorkelling, surfing and unspoiled white sand.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Indonesia reveals more cases of disease in cattle from Australia
Indonesia suspended shipments from four Australian exporters after detecting the highly contagious virus in cattle unloaded in Jakarta and Malaysia has followed suit.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
‘It did not happen in Indonesia’: Jakarta at odds with Australia over cattle disease
Indonesian officials say Australian cattle with lumpy-skin disease showed symptoms before being unloaded from ships, heightening their suspicion over its origin.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Desperate rescue bid launched for trapped miners in Indonesia
The workers were as far as 60 metres underground in an illegal gold mine in Central Java when water from a nearby river suddenly flowed into mine shafts.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
‘Trusting partners’: Australia bids to settle feud with Japan over gas
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reinforced Australia’s energy commitment to Japan after an official in Tokyo said relations could be undermined by Labor’s climate policy.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
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From a $95m house to gold mine woes and a broken marriage in three years
It’s been an eventful three years since John Li purchased one of the country’s most expensive houses.
- by Lucy Macken and Karuni Rompies
‘It will be followed’: Push for Palestinian recognition embraced in Jakarta
Australia’s shifting stance on Palestine has been warmly received in Indonesia as President Joko Widodo prepares to make his first visit here in more than three years.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
‘Minimise negative impact’: Indonesian tribe requests permanent internet blackout
The indigenous Baduy tribe in Indonesia, who have maintained a simple existence for generations, want the internet signal to their land blocked.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
‘I made a fool of myself’: Young Australian released from custody in Aceh
Six weeks after being arrested for running amok in deeply conservative Aceh in Indonesia, Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones is on his way home.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Australian man accused of drunken rampage in Indonesia reaches $25k deal
Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, has avoided jail after reportedly paying $25,000 to the fisherman he assaulted.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies