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Diary Australia

Indonesian diary

19 March 2016

9:00 AM

19 March 2016

9:00 AM

On a flight to Indonesia, I am seized by trepidation. In a previous life my flights north were often rushed and full of dread. In 2002 we took a RAAF VIP jet to Bali within 48 hours of the bombings. I was working for the then foreign minister, Alexander Downer, and we were joined by the AFP, ASIO and ASIS chiefs.

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