Re your post which included; "... All Abbott needs to do is to give a public apology (as the current PM of Australia) on behalf of Australia, and give assurances that the same thing won't happen under his watch. ..."
Well that's certainly part of what he needs to do!
The harsh reality is that Tony Abbott's been caught with his diplomatic budgie smugglers down around his ankles.
What's been exposed has not impressed either most of those at CHOGM nor the Indonesians, but it has certainly caused enough offense to prompt Indonesia to demand an apology and to withdraw its Ambassador.
Let's hope that Abbott heeds his own call to let cooler and more diplomatically savvy heads prevail.
