▁by ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁who ▁was ▁rid ic u led ▁for ▁remarks ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁foreign ▁aid ▁provided ▁by ▁Australia ▁to ▁Indones ia . ▁Despite ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁efforts , ▁both ▁Chan ▁and ▁Su k um aran ▁were ▁executed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁execution s , ▁Bishop ▁re called ▁the ▁Australian ▁Amb assador ▁from ▁Indones ia ▁in ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁their ▁decision . ▁ ▁By ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁stated ▁that ▁Australia ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Indones ia ▁was ▁" back ▁on ▁track " ▁after ▁priv ately ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁fall out ▁from ▁the ▁execution s . ▁ ▁China ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Geoff ▁R aby , ▁a ▁former ▁Australian ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁China , ▁critic ised ▁Bishop ' s ▁handling ▁of ▁Australia – Ch ina ▁relations , ▁stating ▁she ▁had ▁neglect ed ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁countries ▁and ▁had ▁anger ed ▁Chinese ▁leaders ▁with ▁" str ident ▁public ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea " ▁and ▁a ▁speech ▁question ing ▁China ' s ▁regional ▁leadership . ▁He ▁called ▁on ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁to ▁" replace ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁with ▁someone ▁better ▁equ ipped ▁for ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁job ". ▁In ▁response , ▁Bishop ▁said ▁that ▁R aby ▁was ▁" pro found ly ▁ignor ant ▁[...] ▁about ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁eng agement ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁China ▁at ▁present ▁and ▁the