Albanese says Australian businesses ‘raring to go’ as he promises stronger economic ties with Indonesia

Ahead of travelling to Makassar on Tuesday, Anthony Albanese tells Jakarta business leaders Australia will partner with Indonesia to drive clean energy transition

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Anthony Albanese says Australia's economic relationship with Indonesia has struggled to keep pace" with the country's extraordinary economic rise" but the new government in Canberra will dig in behind emerging opportunities, including partnerships in clean energy.

Before travelling on Tuesday to Makassar, on the southern tip of Sulawesi - a region the Indonesian president wants to develop - Australia's prime minister told business leaders in Jakarta that Indonesia was central to our trade diversification strategy".

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