Reports say Aussies Executed, page-141

I guess it's not so much whether he gets executed or not. It's more to do with our relationship with the other country. For example, Australia and Indonesia are very near neighbours and we've been nothing but very generous neighbours for a long time. Our request was not even given the courtesy of a return phone call.

If Australia were to make a representation to China regarding this peanut, it may not be successful but we can be reasonably certain that we would be treated with courtesy.