Early on Friday, Indonesia carried out three more executions, the latest in a number that the government says will be done this year.

The Australian government has again been urged to speak out against the death penalty in Indonesia, after three local men were executed by firing squad early this morning.

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend a forest moratorium for another two years, winning praise from environmentalists.

A federal government decision to excise Australia's mainland from the migration zone has has the support of the Opposition, but the Greens have labelled the bill as cruel legislation.

The Australian government has increased funding for aid to Indonesia by 100 million dollars in this year's federal budget.

The agriculture minister from one of Australia's key beef exporting states says he holds no animal welfare concerns about live cattle exports to Indonesia as he pushes for an increase in trade.

As Australia sets aside more money to pay for the processing of asylum seekers, the Australian Federal police and the Indonesia National Police say they've caught up with a notorious people smuggler.