Ok, so let’s go back to what Anthony Albanese has to say about that:

Our friends in Indonesia – the relationship has never been better than it is right now.

Did he know about the request before it was made public?

Albanese:

We are seeking further public information from Indonesia about it. I’ve answered the question. I can’t answer it any different way.

Q: Prime Minister, have we been too concerned about the influence of China in our region and not focused on Russia?

Albanese:

No – we have been right to have been engaged in our region, and we have an extremely positive relationship with our friends in Indonesia.

Q: With the relations with Indonesia never having been better, would a Russian airplane stationed in Indonesia harm that relationship?

Albanese:

What we’re seeking is proper clarification. That’s the way you deal with international relations. Making sure that you’re not flying from the hip – what we didn’t do when the United States made its decision on tariffs was question our defence relationship with the United States. It took John Howard to intervene, to point out to Peter Dutton that that wasn’t appropriate. We’ll respond in an appropriate way with our friends in Indonesia.