Economy 6 - Indonesia at Melbourne

Will IA-CEPA be the boost to Australia-Indonesia relations leaders are banking on?

Donny Pasaribu and Krisna Gupta are sceptical about Indonesia and Australia's new trade agreement, but suggest it may yet offer benefits for the bilateral relationship.

Best of 2019: Talking Indonesia

Aid & Development, Arts, Corruption, Economy, Elections, Environment, Gender, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Law, Natural Resources, Policies, Religion, Security, Talking Indonesia

2019 was a big year for Talking Indonesia. Here we present the 10 episodes that were most popular with podcast subscribers over the past year.

Talking Indonesia: digital economy

Economy, Policy in Focus, Talking Indonesia

How will Indonesia change as the digital economy expands? And what role will government and the private sector play in this transformation? Dr Dave McRae chats to Putri Alam from Google Indonesia in Talking Indonesia.

Cooking under pressure: how the poor juggle food prices

Analysis, Economy, Elections, Policy in Focus, Public health, Society

Volatile food prices make headlines during Ramadan, but poor households struggle with them year-round, writes Rachma Indah Nurbani.

In an economy-focused campaign, how do the candidates’ policies stack up?

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Economy, Policy in Focus

Ahead of the final debate before the election, Dr Asep Suryahadi assesses the key economic promises coming from either side.

Indonesia-Australia trade deal could help sandbag relationship against elections, politics

Analysis, Economy, Foreign Policy, Policies

The free trade agreement between Australia and Indonesia was finally signed on 4 March. Matthew Busch writes that if successful, it could help stabilise economic, trade and investment cooperation in the face of future turmoil in the bilateral relationship.

Talking Indonesia: 2019 elections - the economy

2019 Indonesian Elections, Economy, Talking Indonesia

How is the Indonesian economy performing and what are the key economic issues for voters? Dr Jemma Purdey chats to economist Dr Lana Soelistianingsih about these issues and more in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Old habits die hard in Indonesia’s presidential clash

2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Economy, Politics

Prabowo Subianto and running mate Sandiaga Uno have said their campaign will focus on President Joko Widodo's economic weaknesses. But Matthew Busch writes that Prabowo's attacks have so far fallen short, even though he has plenty of material to work with.

Talking Indonesia: disparities between regions

Aid & Development, Economy, Policies, Policy in Focus, Talking Indonesia

What are the drivers of regional disparity, what are its impacts, and what can the government do about it? As part of our 'Policy in Focus' series, Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro in a special episode of Talking Indonesia.

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