DO avoid going from Melaka to Dumai!! Heard lots & lots of problems from people who have done that.
We went Penang-Belawan (=port of Medan), and it works fine. Contact Cakra Shipping in Penang (check shipping pages for details).
You can ship onwards to Oz from Surabaya or East Timor by sea, dont know how the situation is in East Timor right now, though.
Or you can airlift from Bali to Melbourne (or any big Australian city, but its most likely routed via Melbourne)..... only thing is, thats horribly expensive! We paid nearly 2000 USD to get the thing flown to Perth. Had no time to wait about a month for a boat to arrive.
Indonesia was nice, you'll enjoy it... just try to time your visit outside the rainy season!!
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