70 years
70 years
President Sukarno flanked by the Sultan of Yogyakarta and Vice-President Hatta on the return of the Republican leaders to Yogyakarta from exile on Bangka, 6 July 1949. Australian representative Tom Critchley is third in line behind the President.
Indonesia is one of Australia's most important bilateral relationships. We enjoy an extensive framework of cooperation spanning political, economic, security, development, education and people-to-people ties.
Over one million Australians visit Indonesia each year. Australia's diplomatic network in Indonesia includes the embassy in Jakarta and consulates in Bali, Surabaya and Makassar.
The bilateral relationship is underpinned by a series of regular high-level meetings. These include the Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting, the Foreign and Defence Ministers' 2+2 Meeting, and the Ministerial Council on Law and Security.
Australia and Indonesia share and engage in many longstanding programs, including Australia Awards, the New Colombo Plan, the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program, the Muslim Exchange Program, the Volunteers program and many more.
We also work closely on a range of common strategic interests in regional and global fora. We are the only two members from Southeast Asia in the G20 and cooperate in the East Asia Summit (EAS), ASEAN Regional Forum, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA).
This page provides an overview of and access to information about the many events, agreements, and programs that have helped to shape the bilateral relationship.
