Abbott government calls for more openness in West Papua, risking insulting Indonesia again

By Michael Bachelard, Indonesia Correspondent
Updated October 2 2014 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has given some indications he would ease restrictions in the sensitive province. Photo: Bloomberg
Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has given some indications he would ease restrictions in the sensitive province. Photo: Bloomberg

The Abbott government has risked insulting Indonesia again by calling explicitly for more openness in its most sensitive province, West Papua.

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