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15 May 1995

AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA INSTITUTE EDITORS' CONFERENCE

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Gareth Evans, announced today that the Australia-Indonesia Institute will be hosting a meeting of senior Indonesian and Australian editors in Sydney on 18 May 1995.

The meeting has evolved from a decision by the Australia-Indonesia Institute to devote more of its resources to senior level media exchanges and to encourage wider and more serious reporting of each country in the other.

It is expected editors from both countries attending the meeting will establish personal contact and exchange views on a range of matters including how their respective newspapers work in terms of relations with government, editorial content and circulation. The exchange should provide more insight for the editors into the political, economic and social dimensions of their neighbouring country.

Editors will also evaluate whether there might be cooperative possibilities between publications in each country.

Since its inception in 1989 the Institute has played an important part in the growth in people-to-people and institutional contacts between Australia and Indonesia, including in artistic, educational, media, professional and sporting exchanges. This latest initiative ensures that the Institute continues to play a constructive role on relevant issues affecting Australia's relations with Indonesia.

A list of participating editors from both countries is attached.

CANBERRA

The afternoon session of the conference, which will be open to the public, is being held at the Perth Room, Sheraton Wentworth Hotel, 61-101 Phillip St, Sydney. Reporting media are welcome. For further information: Robert Luton, Australia-Indonesia Institute on 015 955 509.

AUSTRALIA INDONESIA INSTITUTE

SENIOR EDITORS CONFERENCE

Indonesian Editors

Jakob Oetama: Chief Editor, Kompas (Jakarta)

Dahlan Iskan: Editor, Jawa Pos (Surabaya)

Parni Hadi: Chief Editor, Republika (Jakarta)

Aristides Katoppo: Senior Editor, Suara Pembaruam (Jakarta)

Pitand Akal: Managing Editor, Economic & Business Review (Jakarta)

Taufik Darusman: Managing Editor, Indonesian Business Weekly (Jakarta)

Drs Sustrisna: Chief Editor, Suara Merdeka (Semarang)

Nany Wijaya: Editor-in-Chief, Jawa Pos (Surabaya)

Derek Manangka: Operations Editor, Media Indonesia (Jakarta)

Australian Editors

Paul Kelly: Editor-in-Chief, The Australian

John Hartigan: Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Telegraph- Mirror

Michael Gawenda: Deputy Editor, The Age

Michael Mann: Manager Australia, Australia TV

John Lyons: Deputy Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Blunden: Editor, The Advertiser

Bob Cronin: Editor-in-Chief, The West Australian

Richard Laidlaw: Day Editor, Courier Mail

Greg Hywood: Editor-in-Chief, Australian Financial Review

Ian McIntosh: Manager, International Operations, News and Current Affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Steve Harris: Editor-in-Chief, Herald and Weekly Times

Jack Waterford: Editor, The Canberra Times