Permasalahan mengenai kemunculan artike After Marcos, Now For The Soeharto Billion yang ditulis oleh David Jenkins pada 10 April 1986 telah memberikan pengaruh besar bagi hubungan antara Indonesia dan Australia. Beragam respon ditunjukkan oleh Pemerintah dan Rakyat Indonesia karena artikel tersebut dinilai telah menghina Presiden Soeharto. Munculnya artikel tersebut memberikan ekses kepada Pemerintah Australia, seperti Pembatalan kunjungan para menteri Indonesia, penutupan ALKI, dan pembatasan kunjungan masyarakat Australia. Penulisan skripsi ini menunjukkan bahwa diperlukannya kesepahaman diantara negara bertetangga agar terhindar dari kesalahpahaman yang dapat mengakibatkan rapuhnya hubungan diplomatik. Kesepahaman dapat dilakukan dengan cara seperti diskusi, pertemuan antar tokoh, serta diplomasi budaya.

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The problem arose from the Sydney Morning Herald?s article titled After Marcos, Now For The Soeharto Billion written by David Jenkins on April 10th, 1986 had triggered great impact towards Indonesia-Australia bilateral relationship. Responses came from both government and the people of Indonesia due to despising content, which insulted Indonesian President, Soeharto. The article then gave many excesses to the Australian government, such as the cancelation of several Indonesian Minister visits, the closing of Alur Laut Kepulauan Indonesia (ALKI), and numerous Australian tourists ban. This thesis figures that mutual understandings are needed in a bilateral relationship between both neighboring countries to lessen the chance of ruining the diplomatic ties. The understanding can be reached by holding discussions, meetings, and even engaging cultural diplomacy.