Upon the invitation of the Government of Australia, the Commission One of the House of Representatives (DPR) visits Australia on 7-12 August 2005. The delegation is led by Chairman Theo Sambuaga (Golkar) who is accompanied by Sidharto Danusubroto (PDIP), Boy M.W. Saul (PD), Hajriyanto Thohari (Golkar), Imam Nahrawi (PKB), Dr Muhammad A.S. Hikam (PKB), Muhammad Yus (PPP), Sembiring Meliala (PDIP), Tristanti Mitayani (PAN) dan Untung Wahono (PKS). 

During the visit, they have met their counterparts in an effort to strengthen further the people-to-people link, in accordance with the spirit of bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Australia recently solidified by the visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in April 2005.

During its visit in Canberra on 7-9 August 2005, the Delegation has met:

•      The Hon Alexander Downer MP, Foreign Minister of Australia; 

•      Senator the Hon Robert Hill, Minister for Defence and Leader of the Government in the Senate, 

•      Secretary of Defence, Commander of the Defence Force and its Service Chiefs;

•      The Hon David Hawker MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives;

•      The Hon Bruce Billson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade and   Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs;

•      Senator Alan Ferguson, Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and its members;

•      Senator Alan Eggleston, Chairman of the Australia Indonesia Parliamentary Group, 

•      Mr Kevin Rudd MP, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Security;

•      Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and AusAID;

During those meetings, the Delegation have discussed various issues of common interests between both countries, such as combating international terrorism including transnational crimes;  maritime security and the handling of Indonesian fishermen entering Australia, defence policy and defence cooperation between Indonesia and Australia, and bilateral development program within the framework of the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (AIRPD).

                                                                                      Canberra, 9 Agustus 2005