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Indonesian government authorities unveiled the site of the country’s new capital this week, showing a preview of what progress has been made on the city’s construction

In this week's show, our reporters head to Pakistan's Swat Valley. Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, violence by extremists has skyrocketed in the border area. Next, we see how Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta. We investigate the ecological impact of building a new city in the rainforests…

ANU professor Christine Helliwell wrote about a secret WWII military operation in Borneo.

King gives leaders of rival coalitions an extra day to reach agreement as they try to secure majority after tight poll.

Half-Earth is a proposal by the late naturalist and “father of biodiversity”, EO Wilson. In its original context, it proposes that half of the Earth’s surface should be designated a human-free nature reserve to preserve biodiversity.

Amazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world’s largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world’s largest span of forests, the boreal forests stretching from Russia to Canada.

In a new study, scientists may have discovered evidence of the earliest known use of surgery among hunter-gatherers at least 31,000 years ago in Borneo.

Modern medicine seems to advance with time thanks to research breakthroughs. Hence it’s often thought that further into the past, only simpler medical practices existed.

The skeleton, found in a cave in Borneo, was missing the lower third of the left leg, which appeared to be chopped off when they were a child.

Finding by Australian and Indonesian archaeologists in remote Borneo cave rewrites understanding of human history

The discovery suggests surgery was carried out around 31,000 years ago and the patient recovered.