Australians Matthew Norman, Michael Czugaj, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Si Yi Chen were accompanied back to Australia by government officials on a commercial flight on Sunday.
The five remaining members of the Bali Nine have arrived back in Australia and will live freely in the community after the federal government secured a deal for their release with Indonesia.
The men agreed to continue their rehabilitation in Australia as part of the sensitive negotiations with Indonesia, which were facilitated by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s willingness to transfer them home on humanitarian grounds.
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