Coalition to ink another dud FTA

By Leith van Onselen

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce an in-principle agreement for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia during his first overseas trip in his new role. From The AFR:

Any in-principle agreement on long-stalled negotiations, launched in 2010 and revived in March 2016, could provide a significant foreign policy announcement for Mr Morrison’s first week in office and help continue the strong relationship Mr Turnbull established with the Indonesian leader.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.