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Andrew Brown

Tsunami, drug arrests marked new era for Indonesia ties

Cabinet signed off in 2005 for $1 billion in aid for Indonesia's hardest hit tsunami areas. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami triggered an outpouring of grief and emotion as the scale of the devastation became clear.

It also triggered an unprecedented response from the federal government for aid and rebuilding efforts in Indonesia, as well as an opportunity to bolster ties with one of Australia's closest neighbours.

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