Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

As indeed the Prime Minister and the foreign minister outlined in their statements earlier today, the government was proactive in its engagement with Indonesia. Our government remains committed to pursuit of the comprehensive strategic partnership with Indonesia and to delivery of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Indonesia. We know the importance of strong and effective engagement. We know that those opposite, when they were last in government, failed in their engagement with Indonesia, cutting off significant trade flows to Indonesia that disrupted the relationship. We are committed to continuing to build that relationship. The only significant threat that I am aware of to the comprehensive economic partnership agreement at present are the policies announced by the Labor Party that would seek to unpick that agreement and potentially block its ratification through this parliament.