Leveraging Northern Australia’s Proximity & Building Deeper Economic Connections with Indonesia

To improve connectivity with Southeast Asia, we need to examine the economic development of Australia’s northern region.

Endowed with vast natural resources and a highly productive agricultural zone, northern Australia benefits from proximity to Indonesia, an important market as Australia begins its diversification project.

Policy Fellow Kyle Springer outlines opportunities for better economic connectivity with our near neighbour in his speech at the Developing Northern Australia conference in August 2021.