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Marty adopts neutral stance to Abbot`s absence in OGP conference

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa voiced his opinion of having no objections to Australian Prime Minister Tony ...

Australian captain loses command after Indonesia incursion

An Australian naval captain has been relieved of his command after his vessel was involved in an incursion into ...

Indonesia, Philippines to step up drive against human trafficking

Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to intensify efforts to crack down on human trafficking, according to the ...

984 illegal immigrants fail to reach Australia: Official

During 2013, the efforts of 984 illegal immigrants who tried to cross the waters of West Java provincial districts of ...

Australia no longer handling asylum seeker issue comprehensively

Indonesia has accused Australia of no longer using comprehensive principles in dealing with asylum seekers. ...

Indonesia more democratic than Australia: Chief minister

Indonesia is more democratic than Australia, according to the coordinating minister for political, security and legal ...

Banish Australian diplomats from Indonesia: Analyst

The Indonesian government should protest against the Australian government by expelling their diplomats related to the ...

Illegal immigrants stranded at Pangandaran beach

Tens of illegal immigrants from the Middle East were found stranded at Pangandaran Beach in West Java on Wednesday ...

Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers

Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while ...

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a ...

Australia must understand Indonesia`s sovereignty: Chief minister

Indonesias chief security minister Djoko Suyanto stated that Australia, under the administration of Prime Minister ...

RI condemns breach of sea border by Australia: Deputy minister

Indonesia has condemned the recent violation of its maritime border by the Australian Navy when it reportedly turned ...

Govt urged to sternly deal with Australia`s boat turn-back policy

Indonesia is observing a moratorium on cooperating with Australia on people-smuggling following a spying scandal ...

Turned-back refugees claimed being tortured by Australian naval officers

Four of the 47 African and Middle Eastern asylum seekers claimed that they were tortured by the Australian Naval ...

Australia not good neighbor: Juwana

Australias behavior as a neighboring country was deemed bad when illegal immigrants from Africa and Middle East, ...