Australia-Indonesia relations

Foot-and-mouth disease is spreading rapidly across Indonesia for the first time in 32 years and there are concerns it could spread to Australia’s herds.

Talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joko Widodo focused on expanding the economic ties between the two neighbors.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's trip to Jakarta is a good opportunity for Canberra to reset relations with its largest Southeast Asian neighbor.

The trip will be the first by an Australian leader since Scott Morrison attended President Joko Widodo's inauguration in late 2019.

In the midst of COVID-19, an unlikely trade agreement breaks through.

Australia and Indonesia will need far closer ties after the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s been a year since the signing of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA); the global pandemic could delay the next critical steps.

The announcement proves Jokowi is serious about opening up previously closed sectors to foreign competition.

A recent interaction highlighted the convergences between the two countries in the wider strategic space amid continued challenges and limits.

In a speech at the Australian parliament, Jokowi called Australia Indonesia’s closest friend.

Australia-Indonesia relations are thriving, but economic ties lag behind. The just-ratified Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement could change that.