Ashlee is an Australian journalist currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is skilled in print, radio, online and multimedia journalism, as well as photography. She is currently working as a copy editor on the web desk of the Jakarta Globe, a new English-language daily broadsheet newspaper. She is also available for freelance assignments.
Is the world's fourth most populous nation. Almost 90 percent of the population identify as Muslim. It has more than 17,500 islands — but only around 6,000 are inhabited. It's home to diverse cultures and a growing tourism industry. Indonesia has thousands of stories waiting to be told.
Rob Daniel, the first secretary for climate change and economics at the British Embassy in Jakarta, is one of the people who has been busily working behind the scenes leading up to this week’s UN Climate Change Conference in Denmark. He spoke with Ashlee Betteridge about Indonesia’s preparations ahead of the summit and the environmental issues the country is currently facing.
Published in the Jakarta Globe, December 8, 2009.
Eyewitness report from when the 7.0 Java earthquake struck in Jakarta on Wednesday September 2, 2009.
Published in Crikey’s subscriber-only newsletter on Thursday September 3, 2009. Later released on Crikey Web site.
I also reported on the earthquake for several ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio stations, doing live interviews with breakfast radio shows in Darwin and Alice Springs.
Following the bombing of two luxury hotels in Jakarta on July 17, 2009, Indonesians turned to social networking sites in greater numbers than ever before to share news and unite, with online groups fuelling post-bombing nationalism. Published on Jakarta Globe website and in print.
Breaking news reportage on the Plumpang Fuel Depot Explosion in North Jakarta.
Published online at the Jakarta Globe on January 18, 2009. Also published in print on the front page of the January 19, 2009 newspaper.
Political donations from developers put Canada Bay Labor councillors and the State MP in the hot seat. Story by Ashlee Betteridge.
Child care waiting lists are the problem that will not go away in Canada Bay. Story and photograph by Ashlee Betteridge. Published in Village Voice Drummoyne, June 2008.
Commercial real estate agents said Double Bay and Paddington retail was making a comeback. But local traders weren’t so sure. Published in Village Voice Eastern Harbourside, June 2008. Front page story and photograph by Ashlee Betteridge.
A Department of Lands plan to sell crown land to a developer angered Leichhardt Council. Story by Ashlee Betteridge. Published in Village Voice Balmain, December 2007.
Delays to roadworks on Leichhardt’s Norton Street had businesses crying poor, with some even closing their doors. Story and photo Ashlee Betteridge. Published in Village Voice Balmain, August 2007.
The Village Voice broke this story about secret State Government plans to build a controversial motorway in Sydney’s inner west after obtaining internal government documents. The plan was being kept secret until after the state election. Published Village Voice Balmain, March 2007. Story by Ashlee Betteridge.
