Bali Nine Members May Be Transferred to Australia After Nearly 20 Years

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's discussions with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto could see five Australians continue their sentences in home prisons.

Five remaining members of the Bali Nine, convicted in 2005 for heroin smuggling, may return to Australia to serve their life sentences under a potential prisoner transfer deal.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese raised the issue with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during the APEC Summit in Peru, with a decision expected as early as December.
Indonesian officials have cited humanitarian grounds for the potential transfer, though critics in Indonesia argue it could undermine the country's sovereignty.
The Australian government has confirmed ongoing discussions but has not disclosed detailed terms of the agreement, leading to calls for transparency from opposition leaders.
The Bali Nine case has long been a point of tension between Australia and Indonesia, particularly following the 2015 executions of ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.