Tsunami, drug arrests marked new era for Indonesia ties Australia's response to the Boxing Day tsunami helped boost relations with Indonesia, but high-profile arrests would soon test the relationship. AAP · Dec 31, 2025
Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty. AAP · Dec 20, 2024
Remaining Bali Nine Members Say They’re ‘Relieved And Happy’ To Be Back Home In Australia “These Australians served more than 19 years in prison in Indonesia. It was time for them to come home.” Pedestrian.tv · Dec 15, 2024
Final 5 Members of Infamous 'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Return to Australia After 19 Years in Indonesian Prison Australia has repatriated the last five members of the "Bali Nine," a group convicted in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 18 pounds of heroin out of Indonesia. Latin Times · Dec 15, 2024
Decorated photographer reveals rare Bali Nine frames As Australia moves to bring home the surviving members of the Bali Nine, award-winning AAP photographer Mick Tsikas reflects on his years covering their fate. AAP · Dec 7, 2024
‘Time for compassion to prevail’: could the remaining Bali Nine members finally be coming home? The new Indonesian president – who came to office with a questionable human rights record – has emerged as an unlikely champion for a prisoner swap deal The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024
Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia The remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring are expected to continuing serving their sentences in Australia, a federal minister has confirmed. AAP · Nov 23, 2024
How the Bali bombings transformed our relations with Indonesia An hour before midnight, 20 years ago, a young Indonesian man walked into Paddy’s Pub, a nightclub in the heart of Bali’s party district of Kuta, and detonated a backpack laden with explosives. Seconds later, a massive car bomb exploded outside the Sari Club across the road. The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022