Aust offers air crash investigation help

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has offered Australia's help with an Indonesia air crash investigation in Papua.

Australia has offered to help Indonesia investigate a plane crash in the country's east. (AAP)

Australia has offered to help Indonesia with the investigation of a plane crash in the country's east.

An Indonesian passenger aircraft crashed in the remote province of Papua with 54 people on board at the weekend.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop made the offer to her Indonesian counterpart and officials are in discussions on the matter.