Abu Bakar Basyir is at it again, although the clip where he exhorts his followers to attack tourists is old news, since it was made in October. For commentary see http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/3/25/baasyirs-call-for-violence-againts-islamic-teachings/. I'm not sure anyone takes this seriously, since the old ABB is clearly a sandwich short of a picnic (you might have heard him on the Mike Carlton documentary telling our reporter that the 2002 Bali bomb was launched by a CIA sub-marine). It would probably do no good to arrest the senile preacher for inciting violence, as this would feed his media profile, but a recent TV program suggested a good alternative, have him put away as clinically mad, since he clearly has no grasp of reality.
This outburst may, however, give more fuel to travel warnings. I don't know if anyone has been watching the new series Underbelly, about the Melbourne gangland killings of recent years. Melbourne is obviously a far more dangerous place than we might otherwise suspect, with regular shootings in tourist areas such as Lygon St. Travel warning needed there. And then there's the latest wacky theory from Osama BL and co. alleging that the Pope is conspiring against Islam, which could mean that we need a travel warning both for Vatican City and Sydney when His Holiness comes to visit.
On the related topic of how Indonesia is represented to Australia, the recent revelations about the NSW Labor Party and the corruption going on in Wollongong mean that we can't be too quick to condemn, looks like there is a lot of work to be done at home on that front.