Two Australians and three Indonesians survive helicopter crash in Bali, officials say
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter came down in Pecatu village on the southern side of Bali after it was entangled in a kite string
March 2024
Australian woman among two tourists killed in Bali landslide that swept away villa
Wooden villa in Jatiluwih hit by landslide after heavy rain the previous night, official says
January 2024
Bali bomber Ali Imron seeking presidential pardon in Indonesia
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‘It gets your stomach churning’: the team wading through nappies to clean up Bali’s waterways
September 2023
Five killed as elevator at Bali resort plunges down ravine
Accident at Ubud’s Ayuterra Resort believed to have occurred when cable in inclined lift carrying hotel staff snapped
April 2023
Bali influencer backlash intensifies as island cracks down on problem tourists
Indonesia considers tourist tax to curb bad behaviour in Bali
March 2023
‘I’m happy to have this slow day’: Bali marks new year with day of silence
To mark Nyepi, everything from the airport to local supermarkets and ATMs are closed, while residents and tourists remain inside for quiet self-reflection
Fighting with fire: Bali’s new year’s eve celebrations – in pictures
Ritual held on on the eve of the Balinese new year – Nyepi - uses fire for purification, to burn negative energy and harmonise the universe
Bali to ban tourists from renting motorbikes
Governor says foreigners will only be allowed to rent cars, after series of road traffic offences
February 2023
Troy Johnston death: Indonesian man arrested after Australian Rio Tinto worker dies in Bali bar
Perth man dead after altercation in South Kuta bar
December 2022
Jetstar flight to Bali forced to make U-turn after last-minute plane swap ‘miscommunication’
Australian student, 25, dies suddenly in Bali after flying in for dental treatment
Bali’s governor says Indonesia’s ban on sex outside marriage poses no risk to tourists
Bali bomb maker Umar Patek released from Indonesian prison
Dfat updates travel advice for Indonesia: how will Australian tourists be affected by laws banning sex outside marriage?
‘A little nerve-racking’: worry and scepticism in Bali over ban on sex outside marriage
November 2022
Paradise paused: Asia-Pacific tourism continues to lag after the Covid induced freeze
Foreign arrivals slowly return, but cost of living pressures and China’s zero-Covid policy weigh on visitor numbers
‘China can play mediating role’: Macron to visit Xi Jinping over war in Ukraine
French president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine war
Five key takeaways from the G20 meeting in Bali
From Xi Jinping’s first international appearance in three years to leaders snubbing Russia, here are the significant moments
