AUSTRALIAN drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed early this morning by an Indonesian firing squad.

Many Gladstone residents have voiced their opinions over the matter on our Facebook page.

Here are some of the comments:

Evan Heymer: They knew what they were doin, forget them. I know i will. 2 less people on earth supplying drugs and wrecking others lives, hopefully people take note of the possible consequences of drug smuggling.

Greg Watkins: What about the 35 murdered at Port Arthur 19 years ago yesterday? Let's remember them instead

Noel Thompson: Australians should withdraw all support for Indonesia. And that includes not ever going to Indonesia for a Holliday. Don't let your children go to Indonesia. Discourage friends and family from ever going to Indonesia

Grant William Nichols: What about what Indonesia is doing to the west papuans?

Tara Apps: Actions cause reactions! If only Australia put as much time, money and effort into saving our farmers who are struggling to survive each day as they did the drug traffickers trying to fill our streets with more hurt and their own pockets with a huge payment for that shipment....! Justice has been served! I feel for the families and friends that have had to suffer through this, but in the same respect if that heroin hit our shores we'd all be jumping up and down wanting punishment if it killed someone important in our lives..We are responsible for our actions sooner or later, trafficking drugs out of a country where capital punishment is part of their fight against drugs is the decision they made to better them selves financially. If your selfish enough to believe what you are doing is ok when it's illegal and you forward know the punishment then expect the sentence you are given!!

Kristy Bree: This is so disgusting.

The simple fact that they let Mary Jane Veloso get to the point where she believed she only had minute to live should be enough evidence to realise how corrupt their system is.

Who would want to put two little kids through a goodbye to their mother only to turn around & say just joking.

Filthy & disgusted is an understatement. My heart breaks for the #bali9 & their families

Annette Felix: I cannot condone capital punishment and I believe these men had reformed, but please, please let's not turn them into heroes.
Yes, I believe in God's mercy but God never promised to take away the consequences of our sin.
Please leave the matter here now, no more sensational headlines, no books no movie deals.
It's over.

Georgia Darren: Meanwhile our scum peodophiles.... we catch them, we feed them, educate them & even let them run free after time!

Dell Prasser: My heart goes out to the families of these two young men who did everything possible to show they were sorry for what they had done. Drugs will always be used in our society for we have become a very weak people as well as a very destructive people with the rapid advance of technology.