Canberra

INDONESIA's pending execution of two Australians has hurt the nations' relationship, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, after the duo were moved to an island prison where they will face a firing squad.

"Millions of Australians are feeling sick in their guts at the prospect of execution for" Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Mr Abbott told reporters near Canberra on Wednesday. The pair were in a group of nine young Australians arrested on the Indonesian island of Bali in 2005 for attempting to carry eight kilogrammes of heroin through the airport.