Why the urgency for an Indonesian FTA?

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By Leith van Onselen

The Morrison Government is pulling out all stops to conclude a ‘free trade agreement’ (FTA) with Indonesia, sending Malcolm Turnbull to schmooze Indonesian President Joko Widodo. From The AFR:

When Mr Morrison and new Trade Minister Simon Birmingham visited Indonesia a week after the coup, to agree to conclude negotiations on the FTA, sources said Mr Joko was agitated over the treatment of Mr Turnbull.

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About the author
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.