In 2013, Australia and Indonesia's diplomatic ties were strained. Particularly using the cellphones of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other Indonesian officials, Australia conducted espionage against Indonesia. The wiretapping by Australia is to spy on conversations conducted by Indonesian officials with the aim of obtaining important information that is useful for Australia's political interests. An anonymous source revealed that Australia's interest in tapping Indonesia was to win a UN Security Council seat, Australian PM Kevin Rudd was also said to be very eager to obtain intelligence information from Asia Pacific leaders including President SBY, Indian PM Manmoham Singh and former Chinese President Hu Jintao. In response to the news of the wiretapping of Indonesia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott held a press conference in Australia but instead of answering questions from the Indonesian government about whether or not the wiretapping had taken place and the demand for an apology, he stated that Australia did not need to apologize for what had happened because wiretapping cases are common in the international world and it is about the need to protect Australia's national interests.
      President SBY was not satisfied with PM Tony Abbott's statement which according to him did not answer the questions and demands of the Indonesian people but only responded to the Australian domestic community itself. The President then took firm steps with the issuance of three policies towards Australia, the first was the withdrawal of the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Nadjib Riphat in Canberra and summoned the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty to provide information about this wiretapping case, the second reviewed the Indonesia-Australia cooperation and even some important cooperation was temporarily stopped, one of which was cooperation in the field of defense and security, the last was the President sent an official letter to Australia containing a protest over the wiretapping case that occurred.
      Moving on from President SBY's three policies towards Australia, PM Tony Abbott responded by replying to an official letter from President SBY regarding protests against Australia's espionage actions, Abott expressed his desire to normalize relations between the two countries and promised that in the future Australia would not take actions that could harm Indonesia. The reply letter given by Abbott then formed six Indonesian foreign policies towards Australia taken by President SBY after a meeting with the Vice President and a number of Ministers, as follows:
1. Assign Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa to seriously discuss, including sensitive issues, relating to Indonesia-Australia bilateral relations.
2. After the mutual understanding and mutual agreement by both parties, the President then followed up by discussing the protocol and code of conduct for cooperation.
3. The President personally examined the draft protocol and code of conduct after the incident, to ensure that it was adequate and addressed Indonesia's wishes.
4. Once the protocol and code of conduct are ratified, they are signed in the presence of the heads of government of both countries.
5. The next task for both countries is to prove that the protocols and codes of conduct are being met and implemented. Therefore, observation and evaluation are necessary.
6. After the two countries regained trust, protocols and codes of conduct, bilateral cooperation that had been stalled was resumed, including military and police cooperation between the two countries.
      The above policy shows a major change in Australia's image in the view of President SBY to become an Ally image, to take steps to normalize relations after what happened requires a strong reason and trust in Australia, this is inseparable from the goodwill of the Australian government through PM Tony Abbott in his reply letter who wants to immediately normalize relations between the two countries and promises not to repeat the same incident. The President himself expressed his belief that Australia will not repeat the same incident and believes that cooperation between the two countries in the future can run well, but President SBY also wants Australia to follow all existing processes for normalization.
