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Australian man locked up in Bali apologises for 'bashing Hungry Jacks security guard'

An Australian teen behind bars in a Bali holding cell for allegedly bashing a security guard has expressed his shame and disgust over the incident.




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Inside reclusive masked New Guinea tribe

Intense portraits show the men, women and children of the Asmat tribe in Irian Jaya, Indonesia wearing lavish feathered headdresses and sacred masks of wood.




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Deadly African swine fever that could decimate our pork industry is found in Indonesia

A deadly swine disease has been identified in Indonesia, which could wipe out the entirety of Australia's pork industry. 




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Muslim-majority Indonesia braces for Christmas terror attacks by radical Islamists

Police and military personnel will be deployed to secure Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations across the country and focused on predominantly Christian regions like Papua.




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Iggy Azalea busts out of a racy bikini in Bali

She's been tirelessly promoting her comeback single Lola for the last month. And now Iggy Azalea is taking a much needed break with a Christmas holiday in Bali, Indonesia .




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Australians travelling to Bali this festive season should expect MAJOR delays

Flights to Australia from Indonesia and Bali face delays as randomly selected flights are subject to intense screenings to stop the highly-contagious from entering the country.




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Bali Nine heroin smuggler Scott Rush vows to become an anti-drugs campaigner

The 34-year-old has spent the last 14 years behind bars for his role in the thwarted 2005 heroin smuggling plan, that resulted in two Australians receiving capital punishment.




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How Mike Cannon-Brookes' right hand woman, 32, grew up in a housing commission

Armina 'Arms' Rosenberg, who has pink hair and is a talented pole dancer, has been the global equities portfolio manager at Grok Ventures since 2017.




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Australian nightclub promoters sentenced to jail in Indonesia's toughest prison after cocaine sting

William Cabantog and David Van Iersel were found guilty after being accused of having 1.12 grams of the drug at the Lost City nightclub in Canggu in July.




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The travel experiences Lonely Planet says will transform your life, from the U.S to Australia

Travel Goals - Inspiring Experiences To Transform Your Life by Lonely Planet claims to be a modern bucket list for responsible, healthy feel-good travel. We've cherry-picked the advice.




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Soleil restaurant at the Mulia resort hosts the 'world's most luxurious brunch' every Sunday

Sunday brunch at Soleil restaurant in the upscale Mulia resort in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali has been voted the world's most luxurious brunch buffet - so what's on the menu?




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Australia regains Bali tourism crown from China 1.23 MILLION Aussies visited Indonesia paradise

Official figures to be released this week reveal a record 1.23 million Australians traveled to Bali in 2019, a 5.4% increase from the previous year.




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Driver customises his SUV to stop it crushing red crabs when millions swarm Christmas Island

Chris Bray, 37, and his wife Jess live on Christmas Island, a 52-square-mile Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. The couple invented car 'shoes' to protect the crabs.




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Thousands rush to support footy star Beau Ryan after trolls took issue with him kissing his daughter

The 34-year-old ex footy star had shared a photo on Instagram of him kissing Remi on the cheek at a water park despite the youngster appearing reluctant to receive the embrace.




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Now sharks can WALK: New species found off coast of Australia can 'crawl' along the seabed

Researchers have discovered multiple species of sharks in the waters off northern Australia and Indonesia that can use their fins to walk over sand and rocks in addition to swimming.




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Major crackdown on gay-friendly villas in Bali just months after 'bonking ban' laws were scrapped

Gay-friendly villas in Bali are being subject to a conservative police crackdown, and being forced to sign documents saying they will no longer promote to LGBTQ people.




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Australia's worst paedophile Boris Kunsevitsky is jailed for 35 years

A pedophile who filmed and photographed himself sexually abusing 47 boys across four countries will spent at least 28 years behind bars.




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Six Chinese men trying to reach Australia by boat trigger coronavirus fears

Six Chinese nationals who tried to travel to the Australian mainland on a boat they hired in Indonesia have triggered a biosecurity operation over coronavirus fears. 




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Australian man who tried to smuggle 7,000 cigarettes from Bali to sell back home is fined $40,000

The 34-year-old admitted to packing 36 cigarette cartons into his luggage for a flight into Perth International Airport from Bali on November 18, 2018.




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Bali economy hit hard as Chinese tourists are banned because of the spread of coronavirus 

The shocking images coming out of the Indonesian island accompany stories of struggling businesses that have been forced to cut staff.




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Australian wranglers travel to Indonesia to save crocodile that has a tyre stuck around its neck

Authorities in Palu, Central Sulawesi, launched the 'pluck a tyre off the croc' contest in January as part of a desperate attempt to free the 13-foot reptile who has worn the necklace since 2016.




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Indonesia has tested just 104 people for coronavirus - as government tells people to 'pray to God'

Indonesia is yet to report any confirmed cases of the virus outbreak which has spread across the globe in recent weeks and seen the death toll rise to more than 1700.




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Australian crocodile wranglers FAIL in attempt to remove tyre from neck of reptile in Indonesia

Australian wildlife expert Matt Wright has failed in his first attempt to rescue an Indonesian crocodile which has had a tyre stuck around its neck for years.




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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands sports a statement headpiece as she joins husband in Amsterdam

Queen Maxima, 48, donned a statement feathered hat and burgundy dress as she arrived for a talk about the joint future of Indonesia and the Netherlands in Amsterdam today.




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Indonesia's claim it has no cases of the coronavirus is 'unlikely', expert warns

A disease expert from Harvard University in Boston said it is 'very unlikely' that there have genuinely been no cases in Indonesia because it is visited by thousands of Chinese travellers.




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Indonesia floods kill five people and leave thousands homeless

Five people have died, three are missing and thousands were forced from their homes after severe floods in Jakarta while an earthquake also rattled the country today.




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Feeling ill after Bali? Go to the doctor: GPs are being ordered to test Australians for coronavirus

GPs are being ordered to test Australians who have travelled to Bali in the past two weeks for coronavirus if they have any signs of flu symptoms. 




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DJ Fisher's model bride's grandmother suddenly dies just hours after they got married 

Chloe Chapman and DJ Fisher exchanged vows last week, in front of family and friend, including surfing greats Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Laura Enever.




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Eight people travelling to Australia by boat from Indonesia are sent back home

Eight people on a small boat seeking entry into Australia have been sent back to Indonesia, after being intercepted by border control authorities. 




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How the coronavirus could affect your trip Bali and other tourist hotspots

Insurance companies have warned that cancellations cover health problems but not worry about a potential health problem, meaning thousands won't be covered.




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Indonesia confirms first coronavirus cases after infected Japanese woman went dancing in the city

The 41-year-old woman was living in Malaysia but visited Jakarta in February, where she went out dancing with a 31-year-old local woman on Valentines Day.




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Divers come under attack from furious FISH that bite one of them and ram their underwater camera

Two titan triggerfish attacked the divers off the coast of Nusa Penida island near Bali, Indonesia. They are known to attack divers to defend their nests.




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Police seize 600,000 face masks from Indonesian warehouse after country's first coronavirus case

Authorities in the Jakarta-area were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly half a million surgical masks were found.




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Indonesia's claims Bali party island is virus free are probably TRUE - experts claim 

While there have been two confirmed cases of coronavirus in Indonesia, a mother aged 64 and her 31-year-old daughter, they are in the nation's capital of Jakarta, more than 1,000km away.




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Australians on MV Viking Sun cruise ship BANNED Indonesian ports coronavirus but Bali lets them in 

Australians on board a luxury cruise ship have been allowed to disembark in Bali, after they were initially turned away due to coronavirus fears.




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AirAsia offers seats for FREE in huge drive to fill cabins amid the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak 

In a bid to fill cabins amid the coronavirus outbreak AirAsia is offering jaw-dropping discounts - including zero-fare seats to destinations including Singapore, Phuket and Sydney.




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Coronavirus: Indonesia has first fatality as British woman dies

Indonesia's government said the 53-year-old woman with diabetes and lung disease had died in hospital after being admitted in a critical condition.




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Sad photos of Bali Airport reveal the devastating impact coronavirus has had on tourism 

The photographs of Ngurah Rai International Airport were taken by an employee from Kania Bali Tour taken at 9.30am on Thursday.




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Bali coronavirus: Travellers urged to get themselves checked for the deadly illness after returning

Australians are being urged to reconsider travel to Bali and get themselves checked for coronavirus after returning from the Indonesian tourist hotspot. 




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Coronavirus: British woman who died in Indoneisa is named

Friends of Kimberley Finlayson (pictured) paid tribute to her 'passion, creativity and determination' after she died in hospital on the Indonesian island of Bali.




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Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, 82, is infected with coronavirus, along with his wife, 83

The former UN diplomat, who went on to serve in Finland's highest office between 1994 and 2000, was confirmed to have caught the virus on Monday, the Finnish president's Office said.




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COVID-19: Half of Indonesia, 137million, could contract coronavirus if they don't lock down soon

So far, 790 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 throughout Indonesia and 58 have died, meaning the death rate is currently at about 9 per cent.




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Bali plunges into coronavirus lockdown as Indonesia bans ALL foreign arrivals

More than a million Australians travel to Bali annually but restrictions in both countries have halted that. Only citizens, diplomats and family members are now allowed to enter Indonesia.




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Airline staff at Bali airport give British tourists a musical send-off

Upbeat employees were seen playing tambourines and singing 'Stand by Me' by John Lennon as tourists boarded a rescue flight home. It was taken by couple Joel Nantel and Millie Sandy, 24.




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Photos reveal how Bali has been hit by the outbreak of coronavirus as the economy collapses

Thousands of Bali residents have been left jobless after the Indonesian government declared a total state of emergency banning all non-citizens from entering the country.




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Ferry passengers jump overboard after discovering others may have coronavirus

Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after jumping overboard once word got out that Covid-19 carriers were suspected on board.




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Worshippers ignore coronavirus social distancing as they pray at mosque in Indonesia

The worshippers were pictured on Friday at the Islamic Center mosque in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, the northernmost part of the island of Sumatra.




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Indonesia locks coronavirus quarantine violators in a 'haunted house'

A politician in Indonesia has had a house in her regency, believed by locals to be haunted, turned into a spooky jail to house people who break coronavirus quarantine rules (pictured).




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Bali reopens for business: Holiday island plans to invite tourists to return in June

Tourism bosses in Bali are optimistic that the resort could open its doors to tourists again in June if the Balinese people are 'disciplined' about social distancing.




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Indonesian officials fire gunshots at Australian couple while stocking up supplies to sail home

Dwayne and Kelly Turpin were shot at by rogue Indonesian officials and chased out of the country due to strict lockdown measures from COVID-19.