During their meeting in Perth earlier this month, where the Indonesian and Australian foreign ministers signed the Lombok treaty, both spoke of the need for greater understanding of Indonesia in Australia and vice versa. Clare Rawlinson, second year journalism student at the University of South Australia, and intern at CIFOR, pointed out the effect that the program will have on Australian-Indonesia media relations. "Whether we stay here to work as journalists or we go home and work in the media, we now have an experience of the ‘real’ Indonesia, we have been submerged in the lifestyle and culture, and through our work in Australia we can pass on that knowledge," said Clare.
