Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive sign. But the history of the bilateral relationship is that it grows closer or more distant based on what the countries do together; rather than the documents they sign.
If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really wants to build the strategic partnership with Indonesia that his policy declarations call for, he needs to follow John Howard’s model of engaging Jakarta.
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