Australia demands action over Bali terror

Australia’s foreign minister today said he will visit neighbouring Indonesia next week to push for Jakarta to ban the Islamic militant group suspected in the Bali bombings and end sentence reductions for convicted terrorists.

However, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer also said he planned to thank Jakarta for its effective response to Saturday’s attacks that killed at least 22 people, including two or more Australians, on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali.