In Reply to: mistrust posted by Mr_Bean on Friday, 3. June 2005 at 08:59 Bali Time:
Though it is a difficult sentence, I'll admit.
The real mistrust is between: A) the general public of Australia and Indonesia
and (or vs) B) the government and military of both countries.
In other words, most people trust neither their own military/government, nor those of other countries. They do, howver, trust their own more than they trust those of other countries.
The people themselves, as we've both pointed out, get along just fine. (So long as they're not bombarded with reasons not to.)
Hope that clears it up.