Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) visit the Tanah Abang retail market in Jakarta on November 12, 2015. -AFP
JAKARTA: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailed a “great future” for relations between his country and Indonesia during his first trip to the key ally since taking power, seeking to turn the page after a series of crises.
Ties between the neighbours sank to their lowest level in years under his conservative predecessor Tony Abbott, over rows about Jakarta’s execution of Australian drug smugglers, Canberra’s hardline policy of turning migrant boats back to Indonesia and espionage allegations.
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