Muhammad Prasetyo

Indonesia will begin chemically castrating convicted paedophiles in an effort to combat child sex abuse, an official said, after a string of high-profile attacks.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called on Indonesia to give two Australians on death row an "indefinite stay of execution" as she clarified her Prime Minister's comments linking their fate to aid, media reports said today.

Indonesia's attorney-general declared today "nothing whatsoever" could stop the execution of two Australians from going ahead, promising the drug smugglers will face the firing squad as soon as possible.

Indonesia will begin chemically castrating convicted paedophiles in an effort to combat child sex abuse, an official said, after a string of high-profile attacks.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called on Indonesia to give two Australians on death row an "indefinite stay of execution" as she clarified her Prime Minister's comments linking their fate to aid, media reports said today.

Indonesia's attorney-general declared today "nothing whatsoever" could stop the execution of two Australians from going ahead, promising the drug smugglers will face the firing squad as soon as possible.