Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesia President-elect Prabowo Subianto forge landmark new defence agreement

Australian soldiers and military personnel could be based in Indonesia, and more joint military drills will take place, after a landmark defence deal was agreed to by the two nations.

An F35-A fighter jet flew over Parliament House in Canberra as Indonesia’s President-Elect, Prabowo Subianto, arrived for meetings with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and other senior government ministers.

The Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Arrangement will be upgraded to a treaty level agreement, with a deal to be inked by Defence Minister Richard Marles in Indonesia in coming days.

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The new treaty means joint defence drills and paves the way for military personnel to be based in each other’s countries, as fears grow about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.

Albanese said: “Australia and Indonesia are working together to shape the region we both seek. One that is peaceful, stable and prosperous.

“It will be a vital plank for our two countries to support each other’s security, which is vital to both countries, but also to the stability of the region that we share.”

A F35 fighter jet performs a flyover ahead of a meeting between Indonesian Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on Tuesday.A F35 fighter jet performs a flyover ahead of a meeting between Indonesian Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on Tuesday.
A F35 fighter jet performs a flyover ahead of a meeting between Indonesian Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on Tuesday. Credit: Lukas Coch /AAP

The prime minister will attend Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration ceremony in Jakarta on Sunday, October 20.

Foreign policy experts say Subianto will be a president with a greater global outlook, who will seek a more prominent global and regional leadership role than his predecessor, Joko Widodo.

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