Australia and Indonesia 'like two porcupines'

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated August 19 2015 - 6:23pm, first published 5:54pm
An Indonesian man throws money onto a poster of Prime Minister Tony Abbott in February, after Mr Abbott linked aid to Indonesia with the cases of Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.   Photo: Tatan Syuflana
An Indonesian man throws money onto a poster of Prime Minister Tony Abbott in February, after Mr Abbott linked aid to Indonesia with the cases of Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Photo: Tatan Syuflana
The issue of West Papua has proved troublesome for Jakarta-Canberra relations. Photo: Lisa Wiltse/LWZ
The issue of West Papua has proved troublesome for Jakarta-Canberra relations. Photo: Lisa Wiltse/LWZ
Then prime minister Kevin Rudd meets with then Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta in June 2008. Photo: Glen McCurtayne
Then prime minister Kevin Rudd meets with then Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta in June 2008. Photo: Glen McCurtayne

Jakarta: Australia's relationship with Indonesia is like that of two porcupines in the middle of a cold night, according to a senior adviser to the government of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

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