DFAT has updated its travel advice for Indonesia following recent terror attacks while PM Malcolm Turnbull admits there is also a “potentially” increased threat to Australians on home soil.
Smartraveller.com.au now advises a “high degree of caution” for Indonesia overall and recommends people “reconsider your need to travel” to Central Sulawesi, Papua and West Papua provinces.
On Tuesday Mr Turnbull described recent strikes in Surabaya that killed more than 12 people as “brutal, inhumane, blasphemous and sickeningly cruel”.
“It’s a reminder that these terrorists have got nothing to do with God. They are not defending Islam as President Widodo of Indonesia says they are blaspheming it and defaming it,” the PM said.
Asked whether the attacks increased the threat to Australians on home soil, Mr Turnbull said: “Yes, potentially.”
#Indonesia: We have updated our travel advice for Indonesia following a further terrorist attack in Surabaya. There is a heightened risk of further attacks. https://t.co/mRBRnmah0y
— Smartraveller (@Smartraveller) May 14, 2018
