The Australian government on Friday announced that Australia will add an additional US$25 million (US$19.25 million) aid to the tsunami victims, bringing Australia's aid to US$60 million (US$46.2 million).
The extra money will be used to address the urgent public health threat, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio reported.
US$Twenty million (US$15.4 million) will be spent sending Australian health workers, sanitation technicians, water supply and equipment to Indonesia. There is also money for food and shelter and for helping displaced people.
The rest of the funding will go to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, according to ABC.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has warned it could take several months for some of the bodies to be identified.
"It's going to be a very painful and slow process in some cases unfortunately," Downer was quoted as saying.