<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Australia </Th> <Th> Indonesia </Th> </Tr> <P> Australia--Indonesia relations refers to the foreign relations between Australia and one of its few neighboring countries, Indonesia . Relations began as early as 1640 with contact between Indigenous Australians and Makassan trepangers from southwest Sulawesi and formalised with Australia's full recognition of the Republic of Indonesia in 1949 . In recent years, the relationship has been characterised by growing mutual trade of $14.9 billion in 2011--2012, an increase of 8.3% on the previous year, in addition to close links in government, education, and defence under the Lombok Treaty . Both nations are members of the G20, ASEAN Regional Forum, and the Australia - New Zealand - ASEAN Free Trade Agreement . Indonesia received $541.6 million in Australian development aid in 2012--2013 . </P> <P> Before European settlement of Australia, Makassan trepangers from southwest Sulawesi established trading contact with Indigenous communities in northern Australia as early as 1640 . They constructed outdoor factories to process trepang, a type of sea cucumber prized by Chinese traders, but did not establish permanent settlements in Australia . </P>

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