“Given the nature of their geographies, this has developed into a focus on maritime security. At the 2+2 meeting it was announced that Australia will provide aerial drones and training to Indonesia’s Coast Guard. Given that illegal fishing is a central concern throughout Indonesia’s vast waters, and that Chinese often use maritime militia disguised as fishing vessels, greater maritime domain awareness is considered essential for Jakarta.”
“Alongside this, Australia and Indonesia agreed to increase cooperation on cybercrime, critical infrastructure, and artificial intelligence, building on their existing memorandum of understanding on enhanced cybersecurity and critical technology cooperation. This includes incorporating a defensive cybersecurity component into their bilateral defense exercise, Keris Woomera. Here, cybersecurity is not treated as a separate technical issue, but as a central pillar of military preparedness and national defense…”
“The two countries have already demonstrated how economic interdependence can provide security benefits, with Indonesia working with Australian industry to facilitate a 250,000-tonne agricultural-grade supply of urea due to disruptions from the war in Iran. Alongside this, Australian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports to Indonesia have increased threefold over the past year, again in response to supply chain disruptions in the Middle East.”
“These practical forms of food and energy security are becoming increasingly intertwined with geopolitics…”
https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/hitting-a-high-point-the-australia-indonesia-22/