Journalist
Deborah Cassrels has been a journalist for over 35 years. Based in Bali since 2009, she writes on terrorism, refugees, the Bali Nine drug smugglers among other issues for The Australian. She has written for The Times, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was shortlisted for the 2016 Walkley Freelance Awards.

Dining in paradise

Dining in paradise

Everywhere you go in fashion-forward Bali at the ­moment there’s an Aussie hanging out a restaurant shingle.

exclusiveBali holiday bomb plot foiled

Bali holiday bomb plot foiled

Police have killed some and arrested ­others from a suspected terrorist group ­allegedly plotting a Bali bomb attack.

‘Yes, she participated’

‘Yes, she participated’

Byron Bay woman Sara Connor is expected to face charges for participating in the murder of a Bali police officer.

Oz mum ‘participated in murder’

Oz mum ‘participated in murder’

Sara Connor expected to face charge of participating in murder over the death of a Bali police officer.

Bad cop attacked me: Bali accused

Bad cop attacked me: Bali accused

Byron Bay woman Sara Connor told her boyfriend David Taylor she had been attacked by a ‘bad cop’ but had escaped.

Pedophile accused in Bali court

Pedophile accused in Bali court

A Melbourne man facing 15 years in a Bali jail came face-to-face with five of his alleged victims.

ExclusiveISIS claims nightclub hit

ISIS claims nightclub hit

ISIS has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on a Kuala Lumpur nightclub that wounded eight.

A year on from the horror

A year on from the horror

On the first anniversary of their death, what is the legacy left behind by Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran?

Bali Nine mum: he’s in trouble:

Bali Nine mum: he’s in trouble:

Mother of Michael Czugaj breaks down as she tells The Australian of shock over jail transfer.

UPDATEDThey ‘cuffed me and beat me’

They ‘cuffed me and beat me’

A Perth tourist was severely injured and underwent plastic surgery after a brutal beating by security guards in Bali.

Kidnap cops look to Bali bomber

Kidnap cops look to Bali bomber

Umar Patek is helping to negotiate the release of 10 Indonesians from Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippines.

exclusiveSentence hope for Bali Nine

Sentence hope for Bali Nine

A revised penal code has emerged for the six Bali Nine drug-smugglers imprisoned on life terms in Indonesia.

Do try not to bare all in Bali

Do try not to bare all in Bali

Australian tourists are too easy to spot in Bali. So are French and Italian visitors, but for different reasons.

Security tightened around cleric

Security tightened around cleric

Security has tightened around two of Indonesia’s most dangerous and influential jailed terrorists.

Was cleric Jakarta mastermind?

Was cleric Jakarta mastermind?

Jailed Indonesian cleric and ­Islamic State supporter Aman Abdurrahman is believed to be behind last week’s attacks.

Jailed cleric issues call to arms

Jailed cleric issues call to arms

Jailed Indonesian ­cleric Aman ­Abdurrahman has urged his followers to perpetuate a terror campaign.

EXCLUSIVEA decade on, struggle goes on

A decade on, struggle goes on

Refugees have marked the 10th anniversary of their escape from West Papua with a re-enactment on the Yarra River.

IS ‘celebrates’ Jakarta attack

IS ‘celebrates’ Jakarta attack

The Islamic State network has congratulated itself on social media for its ‘successful’ terror attacks.

Aussie facing child abuse charges

Aussie facing child abuse charges

A 70-year-old Australian man is facing child sex abuse charges in Bali.

EXCLUSIVEAsian militants unite under IS

Asian militants unite under IS

Australia faces a fresh terror threat after Islamic State said it had a caliphate in Mindanao.

ExclusiveCooking schools in Bali

Cooking schools in Bali

Learn to cook the Indonesian way while on holiday on the tropical island.

Leniency for Bali crash biker

Leniency for Bali crash biker

A Perth man who returned to Bali to face charges over a fatal motorbike crash has been sentenced to two months’ jail.

Hard lives harvested for truths

Hard lives harvested for truths

Myanmar uses soap opera to teach legal basics.

Indonesian bomb expert killed

Indonesian bomb expert killed

Ibrahim Ali — alias Abdul Fattah and Abu Hani — was killed by military in Mindanao, the southern Philippines.

Aussie jihadists ready and able

Aussie jihadists ready and able

Homegrown jihadists have developed the intention and the capability to attack targets in Australia.

IS leader makes new threat

IS leader makes new threat

Abu Muhammad Al Adnani has issued more orders for followers to kill Westerners, circulated in Indonesia amid tighter security in Bali.

EXCLUSIVETop jihadist threatens attacks

Top jihadist threatens attacks

Indonesia’s most notorious terrorist has used an ISIS forum on social media to threaten attacks on government officials, police say.

Executions lull ‘a good sign’

Executions lull ‘a good sign’

The lawyer for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran is optimistic Indonesia will eventually change its death penalty laws.

‘Boots on ground’ the only way

‘Boots on ground’ the only way

Southeast Asia, including Australasia, will be targeted for deadly terror attacks by Islamic State in the coming months, an expert says.

Close call for Aussie pair in Paris

Close call for Aussie pair in Paris

A Melburnian and her son, caught in the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks, left the besieged city yesterday.