Andrew Peacock and the Australia-Indonesia Relationship.

On 16 April 2021, Andrew Peacock died. He was a former leader of the Liberal Party and fought unsuccessful election campaigns in 1984 and 1990. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1975-1980, and was personally opposed to Indonesia’s annexation of East Timor

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Kresno Brahmantyo, is a researcher and public historian at the Centre of Social and Cultural  Research, in the Humanities Faculty of the University of Indonesia.  He explains Andrew Peacock’s role in managing the Australia-Indonesia relationship at a time of tension.

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Several issues had the potential to heighten tension between Australia and Indonesia when Andrew Peacock was Minister for Foreign Affairs, including East Timor. Source: AAP