Why do we keep courting these people?

Time and again, our pollies (with the exception of Bob Brown) tell us how close our relationship with Indonesia is and how important it is that we suck up to them at every possible opporunity. Jeebus - it must be the money...

'Human rights watchdogs in Papua are investigating reports that up to 16 students have been murdered by Indonesian security forces.
The reports come amid rising tensions between Indonesia and Australia, after Canberra granted protection visas to 42 Papuan asylum seekers who claim genocide by Indonesian security forces.
Australian Democrats Senator Natasha Stott Despoja said yesterday she had information from activists that 16 bodies had been found in forests near the scene of recent student riots in which four police and an Indonesian air force officer were stoned to death by protesters. Indonesia has bolstered paramilitary police numbers in the separatist-minded province since the riots against a US-owned gold mine, raising fears of more bloodshed as security forces launch reprisals.'

Meanwhile, Indonesia's Djoko Susilo is having a hissy fit and threatening tit for tat in a particularly disgusting fashion:

'Djoko Susilo, a member of Indonesia's influential Foreign Affairs
Commission, blasted the Australian Government's decision and ruled out any
prisoner exchange program for now. "We will stop the governments [of Indonesia and Australia] trying to swap the prisoners," the nationalist MP said.
"We are trying not to hurt the Australian people, but this is the lowest level
[between] Indonesia and Australia and we want more action taken by our
Government against yours. "The prisoners will stay in Indonesia - they won't
do their prison time in Australia now." he said'

Why don't we just find trading partners that aren't blood thirsty, hypocritical, murderous thugs and tell Indonesia to take a flying leap? Surely we can do better than this. If I remember rightly, we went to war to oust a 'murderous regime'...