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‘Indonesia and Australia Are Destined to Live Side by Side’
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Australia and Indonesia have agreed to a new security treaty that requires the two nations to consult one another should one of them be threatened.
The security treaty was signed during Prime Minister’s Anthony Albanese’s visit to Jakarta, where he was hosted by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
Australia, Indonesia Sign Security Treaty
Building stronger ties with our neighbours makes us all safer. 🇦🇺🇮🇩
Today, President Prabowo and I signed a historic Treaty on Common Security, taking Australia–Indonesia defence and security cooperation to a new level.
And a new economic agreement will boost trade, investment… pic.twitter.com/OezVAmwLpr
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) February 6, 2026
According to a report by Reuters, the treaty was first announced in November when Prabowo visited Australia.
The treaty is known as the Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security.
“This agreement signals that Australia and Indonesia’s relationship is stronger than it has ever been,” Albanese said of the ties between the two countries.
For his part, Prabowo said that “Indonesia and Australia are destined to live side by side, and we chose to build that relationship on the foundations of trust and good intentions.”
The details of the treaty have not been disclosed as of press time.
Albanese’s Visit to Indonesia
Australia and Indonesia, closer than ever.
Thank you for hosting me in Jakarta, President Prabowo.
I look forward to continuing our work together. pic.twitter.com/fAOzPk8fHr
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) February 6, 2026
Albanese is scheduled to stay in Indonesia from February 5 to 7, according to Indonesian outlet ANTARA News. This is the prime minister’s fifth visit to the country.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Rod Brazier are part of Albanese’s entourage.