Indonesia to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza under Trump's Board of Peace
By Tim Swanston and Hellena Souisa
The move makes Indonesia the first country to clearly commit troops to a multinational peacekeeping effort in the war-torn enclave.
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Gunmen's phone pinged near region known for Islamic extremism, police say
By Tim Swanston and Leonie Thorne
Mobile phone data suggests the Bondi Beach gunmen may have travelled near a region in the Philippines where Islamic State-aligned militants could still be operating, a police source has told the ABC.
Mobile phone data suggests the Bondi Beach gunmen may have travelled near a region in the Philippines where Islamic State-aligned militants could still be operating, a police source has told the ABC.
What we know about the Bondi gunmen's month in the Philippines
By Tim Swanston
The long shadow of the Bondi shooting has also darkened the coastal southern Philippines, causing deep confusion and stoking long-held anxieties over terrorist groups in the region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-22/bondi-gunmens-mysterious-month-in-the-philippines/106166178
Man resembling Bondi gunman caught on Philippines CCTV in November
By Tim Swanston
A man resembling Bondi gunman Naveed Akram has been captured on CCTV in Davao City in mid-November, as authorities continue to investigate the movements of him and his father, Sajid Akram, in the lead-up to the attack.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/hotel-staff-id-bondi-shooter-naveed-akram-in-davao/106163036
A man resembling Bondi gunman Naveed Akram has been captured on CCTV in Davao City in mid-November, as authorities continue to investigate the movements of him and his father, Sajid Akram, in the lead-up to the attack.
Bali court sentences Lamar Ahchee to 12 years for role in cocaine smuggling plot
By Tim Swanston
An Australian man is sentenced to 12 years in a Bali prison for his role in trafficking cocaine into the country in Lindt chocolate wrappers.
Inside room 315, where hotel staff say gunmen spent most of November
By Tim Swanston
Alleged terrorists Naveed and Sajid Akram spent almost a month holed up in a small hotel room in a city in the southern Philippines in the lead-up to the attack, local staff have said.
Philippines police investigating gunmen's travel to region with violent history
By Tim Swanston
Philippines National Police say they are investigating whether the father-son Bondi gunmen travelled to a region known as a hotbed for violent Islamic extremism.
Adult content creator banned from Bali after studio raid involving Australians
By Tim Swanston
A high-profile British adult content creator will be banned from Bali for 10 years after police raided a "studio" on the island, in which 14 Australians were found.
Indonesia's Sumatra devastated by cyclones and monsoon rains
By Tim Swanston
Landslides across Sumatra in Indonesia have cut off roads and destroyed homes, creating several pockets of isolated villages where a helicopter is the only way in.
Palm oil and mining blamed for cyclone devastation in Sumatra
By Tim Swanston, Natasya Salim, and Hellena Souisa
Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and landslides that have killed more than 700 people. But environmental groups say authorities are hypocritical and partly to blame for the destruction.
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Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and landslides that have killed over 700 people. But environmental groups say authorities are hypocritical and partly to blame for the destruction.
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