.MRowlandMP says AustralianLabor supports an increase in trade with Indonesia. 'For a long time Labor has seen Australia's future as being in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific region.' MORE: amagenda
Australia and Indonesia are set to sign a new trade deal on Monday, opening up a lucrative market to Australian farmers. Under the agreement, 99 per cent of Australian exports will receive preferential treatment or tax-free entry to the country.
Negotiations were marred when Prime Minister Scott Morrison considered moving the Australian Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. His comments came as an affront to predominantly Muslim Indonesia but the deal has since been salvaged. Image: News Corp Australia
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