Australia-Indonesia future powered by ‘fun’: Indonesia’s Minister for Trade Thomas Lembong

Next-generation sectors – digital innovation, food and fashion – can grow Australian and Indonesian trade relations, says Indonesia’s Minister for Trade Thomas Lembong. The Minister gave a lecture at Monash University in Caulfield on Friday 18 March, encouraging risk and entrepreneurism in a ‘mindset revolution’ for the future of trade between the two nations. Minister […]

‘Largest-ever’ Australian trade delegation to visit Indonesia

This article was originally published in The Jakarta Globe. More than 300 Australian business leaders and ministers will arrive in Indonesia next week in the wake of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s visit to Jakarta, as Canberra seeks to explore new business opportunities with its northern neighbor. The delegation, billed by the Australian Embassy as the […]

Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema: The relationship between Australia and Indonesia ‘very good’ but can be ‘much better’

Indonesia’s ambassador to Australia Nadjib Riphat Kesoema tells 7.30 that the relationship between the two countries is ‘very good’ ahead of historic talks between Malcolm Turnbull and Joko Widodo. He expects it will be even better once the two leaders meet. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Beginning later this week, Prime Minister Turnbull will face his […]

Ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema: Indonesia-Australia relationship will flourish with long-term vision

In an opinion piece published in The Australian, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Nadjib Riphat Kesoema set a long-term vision for the Indonesia-Australia relationship. Seventy years ago, just a few days after Japan surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War, II Sukarno, Muhammad Hatta and a number of Indonesia’s political activists declared: “We the people of […]