Indonesian Prime Minister warns that Tony Abbott’s hardened resistance to offering any apology to Indonesia is threatening to undermine the “strategic relationship” between the Indonesian and Australian Governments, Indonesian Foreign Minister warns that “it is Australia who should solve the problem. Well continue to downgrade our relationship with them and its up to them where the process ends”, Abbott says “Australia should not be expected to apologise for the steps we take to protect our country now or in the past” theage.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbotts-defiant-stand-threatens-ties-jakarta-20131119-2xtjy.html Bill Shorten calls for a more conciliatory approach towards Indonesia, suggests that Tony Abbott consider the US handling of a similar crisis with Germany after similar allegations emerged that America had hacked of the phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Shorten says that Australia should recognise that our Indonesian friends have been offended and that the Australia-Indonesia relationship should be above party politics” with both parties committing “to improving and repairing the relationship theaustralian.au/national-affairs/policy/shorten-adopt-obama-strategy/story-fn59nm2j-1226763782744 VIDEO: Prominent Australian economist Ross Garnaut appears on ABC Lateline to discuss the Australia Indonesia stand-off over spying and the Australian economy abc.net.au/lateline/content/2013/s3894784.htm
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