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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia and Indonesia to deepen military ties after striking ‘historic’ security pact

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Indonesian defence minister and president-elect, Prabowo Subianto
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Indonesian defence minister and president-elect, Prabowo Subianto. Australia and Indonesia struck a new security pact in Canberra on Tuesday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Australia and Indonesia have struck a new security pact that will lead to more joint military exercises and visits, prompting human rights advocates to call for safeguards.

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, told the Indonesian defence minister and president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, in Canberra on Tuesday that there was “no more important relationship than the one between our two great nations”.

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