Why does indonesia hate australia

In writing a paper for a previous foreign affairs publication, the speaker was brought to tears — not solely for the Timorese, but for his own country. Australia had not followed through on these sentiments. The people of East Timor were returned to Portuguese government after WW2 in deference to colonial claims.

In the same year, Gough Whitlam was recorded in a meeting with Suharto expressing his sympathy to Portuguese Timor becoming a part of Indonesia. It was a dominant thought amongst government officials that the resource-rich seabed could be more readily negotiated with Indonesia than an independent East Timor. But Australian people would not support Papuan freedom had Indonesia not committed oppression and human rights violations and let corruption thrive in Papua.

Morrison has chosen a confrontational approach against China, but seems to ignore the fact that Canberra does have enough ammunition to force Beijing to bow to his demands. Instead, Morrison may have to pay a very high price for his choice in the future.

Notwithstanding the different approaches Australia and Indonesia have taken in response to the regional dynamics, the IA-CEPA has cleared major obstacles to bilateral relations between the two neighbors. But no matter how perfect the agreement is, at the end of the day realization will depend on both sides. In the coming years and decades, a love-hate relationship will continue to mark Indonesia-Australia ties. We tend to think Australia needs us more than the other way around. But no matter how much you love or hate each other you have no choice but to always adjust yourself to facts.

TheJakartaPost Please Update your browser Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. LOG IN. Forgot Password? Or continue login with Google Facebook Linkedin. Register here Want to register your company or campus? Register here. But while they may hold similar views on a few points, the survey results also show that Indonesians, by and large, view Australia in a strongly favorable light, whereas Australians mainly associate Indonesia with being unclean, unsafe and untrustworthy.

The results were quite different when Australians were asked to agree or disagree with those same phrases in regards to Indonesia. You can check out the full results of the survey here. You must be logged in as a Coconuts User to comment. Skip to main content Skip to primary sidebar Skip to footer. Survey: Indonesians think Australia is great, Australians think Indonesia… is not. By Coconuts Jakarta.