Sensitive discussions are under way to transfer five men,serving life sentences for their roles in a 2005 heroin smuggling ring,from Indonesia to Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese directly lobbied new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to agree the deal.
Australian man William Cabantog has been released from a prison in Indonesia after serving one year for possession of cocaine in a nightclub.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will address Parliament on Monday,kicking off new era of trade relations between south-east Asia and Australia.
Bali Nine convicted drug smuggler Renae Lawrence has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help the remaining five members serving life sentences when he meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo this week.
Indonesia's new Attorney-General has suggested the country could end an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty and resume executions.
Renae Lawrence was convicted of five charges relating to the theft of a car in NSW before she spent 13 years in an Indonesian prison.
Lawrence is “anxious” to be sentenced and get on with her life,Newcastle Local Court has heard. However,the sentencing process won’t necessarily be simple.
One day after her arrival back in Australia,the drug trafficker attended a Newcastle police station to address outstanding warrants from 2005.
NSW Police confirm the convicted drug smuggler will be taken to court over her outstanding arrest warrants in coming days.
Renae Lawrence set foot on Australian soil on Thursday morning for the first time in more than 13 years after she was freed from her Balinese prison.