In November 2018 a student team of reporters went to Indonesia to file special reports on issues relating to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals and tourism pollution and its impacts in Bali.
In Jakarta they teamed up with students from Universitas Pelita Harapan to pitch their story ideas to Tempo.co
Some of the stories have already been published.
We also took a trip to the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, as the students were able to do this trip supported by the Australian Federal Government’s New Colombo Plan.
But the one thing we probably talked about most in Jakarta was the traffic…
We were also lucky enough to be invited to the ABC’s office in Jakarta by Indonesian correspondent Anne Barker.
The ABC’s Indonesian correspondent Anne Barker giving us a guided tour.
But it wasn’t all hard work…
Left to right: Tim Shepherd, Max Eagles, Amy Hinchliffe, Chelsea Cosgrove, Jack Jones, Lauren Reddiex, Laura Daly and Georgie Hewson. 
Left to right: Eden Boyd, Gracie Richter, Marisa Kuhlewein, Alice Leggett, Aoife Scales, Mikaela Southey and Hannah Orr. 
Amy Hinchliffe and Mikaela Southey at Cafe Batavia. 
Kota, Old Town Jakarta 
Kota, Old Town Jakarta
The final leg of the trip was to Bali where the students investigated the various impacts of tourism on the island, including plastic pollution and water usage and over consumption and the effect that’s having on local farmers and businesses.
Some of us also went to visit the memorial wall at Kuta which commemorates the 202 victims of the 2002 bombings.
