An Australian has been arrested in Indonesia for running a restaurant business on a tourist visa. Our Jakarta correspondent Jewel Topsfield explains Indonesian authorities are very strict on foreigners abusing their visa system.
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The fate of the nine Aussies arrested in Malaysia is still uncertain, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the government cannot bail out people if they get into trouble with the law in another country. We will have more on that for you throughout the day.
Back in the US, the vice-presidential debate is currently in progress. We are blogging it live here. It is not due to finish until 1:30pm AEST, but that didn't stop the Republican party publishing its draft of a post congratulating Pence on his victory about two hours before the thing actually started. Oops.
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Check back this evening for the latest on the cyanide coffee murder trial from Jakarta.
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