Australia's Prime Minister has said the country will feel "grievously let down" if Indonesia executes two Australians on death row despite the A$1billion in help it gave following the 2004 tsunami.
Tony Abbott's comments drew an angry response from Indonesia and marked an escalation in the war of words between the two neighbours over the cases of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31.
The pair are members of the so-called Bali Nine, convicted in 2005 as the ringleaders of a plot to smuggle £2m of heroin out of Indonesia. They face execution by firing squad.
Mr Abbott said he continued to make "the strongest possible personal representations" to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
"Australia sent a billion dollars worth (£500m) of assistance," he said, referring to the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left 220,000 people dead across 14 countries, almost 170,000 from Indonesia.
"We sent a significant contingent of our armed forces to help in Indonesia with humanitarian relief.
"I would say to the Indonesian people and the Indonesian government: We in Australia are always there to help you and we hope that you might reciprocate in this way at this time."
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Gallery: Infamous Australian Prisoners Convicted Over Drug Smuggling
The Bali Nine are a group of Australians jailed for attempting to smuggle over £2m of heroin out of Indonesia. Their sentences vary: some face life - the ringleaders face the firing squad
Named as one of the ringleaders of the heroin smuggling operation, Andrew Chan was 21 years old when he was arrested
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