Cabinet papers 1994-95: How a security agreement allayed Australian anxiety over Indonesia
- Written by The Conversation Contributor
Paul Keating is known as one of the most Indonesia-friendly Australian prime ministers.AAP/NAA
Despite its short lifespan, the signing of the Australia-Indonesia Agreement on Maintaining Security in 1995 marked a particular milestone in the history of the two countries’ relationship.
From the Indonesian perspective, the agreement was...