A new book has been published about the doomed fate of the VOC ship the Batavia in 1629. In this case the historical story forms the background to fiction through the eyes of 9 year old Dutch girl Mayken. Read the review of ”The Night Ship” by Jess Kidd as published in the Australian Weekend (by Jack Stanton).
This article is not directly concerned with Dutch–Australian relations. It nevertheless provides valuable background for understanding the difficult post-war transition from the Netherlands East Indies to an independent Indonesia—the wider political and economic setting in Read more
The defeat of Japan in August 1945 brought to an end one of the most remarkable Allied partnerships conducted from Australian soil. Throughout the war, Australia had provided a secure base for the Netherlands East Read more
For more than three years, the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) Government-in-Exile had worked from Australia towards a single objective: the restoration of Dutch authority in the Netherlands East Indies following Japan’s defeat. Government departments had Read more