Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned of consequences against Indonesia if it proceeds with the execution of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
Though Indonesia hasn't yet provided the formal notification Ms Bishop requested from Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi on Sunday, the drug smugglers are expected to be executed at midnight on Tuesday.
Ms Bishop wouldn't say what the consequences might be.
One step could be recalling Australia's ambassador from Jakarta, a traditional sign of strong diplomatic disapproval and one used by Indonesia following revelations of Australian tapping their leaders' phones.
"Of course there will be have to be consequences but I don't want to go into the details," Ms Bishop told ABC television.
In harrowing scenes, family members of the two condemned men fronted the TV cameras after making their final visit on Tuesday.
They pleaded with Indonesian president Joko Widodo to grant mercy.
Ms Bishop said even at this late stage, the embassy in Jakarta had been making representations to whoever it could.
"They (Indonesian officials) have not responded to any of our requests and there are a number of outstanding requests to which we have still not yet received a response. I'm obviously very dismayed by what has gone on in recent weeks," she said.
Ms Bishop said short of a last minute intervention by President Widodo, she feared the worst.
"I have to assume that the Indonesian government is determined to proceed with executing these two Australian citizens," she said.
With the executions appearing imminent, there have been widespread calls for further government action.
International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says Australia should cut off aid to Indonesia and give the $600 million to earthquake-ravaged Nepal if the executions proceed.
Mr Robertson joined a vigil in Sydney on Tuesday night, with other vigils being held in Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane.
Former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said capital punishment achieved nothing but the "further destruction of life".
"As a long-standing friend of Indonesia with a deep affection for its people, I add my voice respectfully requesting this act of clemency," he tweeted.
While a group of actors produced a video telling Tony Abbott he should have gone to Jakarta to bring the drug smugglers home, Ms Bishop said expert advice warned against a prime ministerial trip to Indonesia.
"Clearly, if travelling to Indonesia would make a difference, we would have gone there," she told the Nine Network on Tuesday.
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