The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Canberra ( id, Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Canberra) is the diplomatic mission of

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, which also doubles as the former's mission to

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. The current ambassador, Siswo Pramono, took office in October 2021. Consulate Generals of Indonesia are also present in the cities of

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and Darwin.

History

Indonesia's first representative in Australia, Usman Sastroamidjojo, was assigned in June 1947 during the

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution, or the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during Aftermath of WWII, postw ...

as "chief of the diplomatic and consular service for the Indonesian Republic". Initially located in

, the representation moved to

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

in 1949, moving from

Hotel Canberra The Hotel Canberra, also known as Hyatt Hotel Canberra, is a major hotel in the Australian national capital, Canberra. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, near Lake Burley Griffin and Parliament House. It was built to house politici ...

to Deakin before permanently establishing itself in the current embassy location at Yarralumla in August 1971. The building itself had commenced construction since January 1970. The original building was designed by George Holland, and featured a display pavilion called "Wisma Wista Budaya". An additional office block was constructed between 1983 and 1984. A second display hall, named "Balai Kartini" after

Kartini ''Raden Adjeng'' Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), also known as '' Raden Ayu'' Kartini, was a prominent Indonesian activist who advocated for women's rights and female education. She was born into an aristocratic Javanese fa ...

, was completed in 1986. The embassy was targeted by a bioterrorism hoax in 2005 during the trial of

Schapelle Corby Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian woman who was convicted of drug smuggling, smuggling cannabis into Indonesia. She spent nine years imprisoned on the Indonesian island of Bali in Kerobokan Prison. Since her arrest Corb ...

. In 2015, a week after the executions of

Andrew Chan Andrew Chan (; 12 January 1984 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian man who was convicted and executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Chan was arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar. ...

and

Myuran Sukumaran Myuran Sukumaran (17 April 1981 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian who was convicted in Indonesia of drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine. In 2005, Sukumaran was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta with eight others. Poli ...

, a

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team was called to the embassy due to presence of a suspicious package containing white powder.

Gallery

Indonesian Embassy in Canberra July 2014.jpg, The Embassy in July 2014 Australias_indonesian_embassy.jpg, Entrance of the Embassy

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Australia–Indonesia relations 1971 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures completed in 1971

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