Refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East and Africa stage a protest at the Australian Embassy after previously demonstrating at the UNHCR representative office in Jakarta on May 14, 2025, calling for immediate resettlement in Australia hours before the arrival of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Indonesia. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Australia’s newly reelected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in a visit aiming to strengthen his country’s economic and defence ties with its closest major neighbour.
Albanese arrived in the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday evening, a day after his new government was sworn in, to promote the importance of building stronger ties with South-East Asia’s largest economy.
