☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 26 cont 🥔🤓🇮🇩</p><p>“<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a>’s ambassador met with senior <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a> on Tuesday as the nation was thrust into an election campaign debate about a potential <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> military presence in the region – and on the same day <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AnthonyAlbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnthonyAlbanese</span></a> accused <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> of damaging the bilateral relationship.</p><p>Indonesia’s ambassador to Australia, Dr <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SiswoPramono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiswoPramono</span></a>, met with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DFAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DFAT</span></a>) deputy secretary, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MichelleChan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichelleChan</span></a>, who leads its south-east Asian policy division. One diplomatic source said Indonesia requested the meeting.</p><p>The meeting has been described by multiple sources as part of a regular series of engagements between <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Pramono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pramono</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Chan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chan</span></a>, who is also responsible for managing the department’s diplomatic relationship with Indonesia.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coalition</span></a> <<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/24/indonesian-ambassador-met-senior-australian-diplomats-on-same-day-albanese-accused-dutton-of-damaging-relationship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/24/indonesian-ambassador-met-senior-australian-diplomats-on-same-day-albanese-accused-dutton-of-damaging-relationship</span></a>></p>