Re-elected Australia PM Albanese to visit Indonesia first in 'signal' to region

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts as he speaks at a Labor party election night event, after local media projected the Labor Party's victory, on the day of the Australian federal election, in Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he will travel to Indonesia next week as a "signal" of the importance Canberra places in the region in his first overseas visit since Saturday's election victory.

"We have no more important relationship than Indonesia just to our north," Albanese said in a television interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.