US EditionPrabowo Subianto to visit Australia for the first time as Indonesia’s president
The treaty commits Australia and Indonesia to regular high-level security consultations and joint measures if either country faces threats, marking a major expansion in bilateral defense cooperation.
- On Wednesday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit Australia, a trip announced Tuesday by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who said `I am delighted to host President Prabowo in Australia`.
- Australia and Indonesia maintain deep ties as neighbours and partners, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meeting Prabowo in Jakarta in May this year.
- Previously, Prabowo Subianto visited Australia as minister of defense and president-elect in August last year and attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
- Diplomatic routines and strategic interests frame the trip as newly elected Australian prime ministers customarily visit Jakarta early, highlighting Australia’s strategic relationship with Indonesia this year.
- As close neighbours and partners, Indonesia and Australia are reinforcing regional ties, with Anthony Albanese saying the leaders are committed to a secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
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Australia signs landmark defence and security pact with Indonesia
Australia and Indonesia have agreed to sign an historic new defence treaty in Sydney today. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesia's President making the announcement during Prabowo Subianto's first official visit to Australia since becoming leader in October 2024.
According to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the new treaty commits both countries to “regularly consult at the level of leaders and ministers on security issues,” as well as to facilitate “mutually beneficial security activities”
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