AIYA Links: 30 October

In the news

• Jokowi’s visit to Washington was marked by a flurry of business deals and a pledge to bring Indonesia into the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
• Analysts highlighted how politically challenging it will be to follow through on the TPP ambition.
• The president also thrilled Indonesian expats with a promise to permit dual citizenship.
• At the Lowy Interpreter, a profile of Indonesia’s no-nonsense fisheries minister, Susi Pudjiastuti.
• At Inside Indonesia, Nicholas Metherell on the dire state of maternal health in eastern Indonesia and what Australia is doing to help.

At the AIYA Blog

• At a  recent AIYA QLD seminar, speakers sought to put a bit of positivity into how we talk about the relationship.

Events & opportunities

• Great Indonesia-based positions at the AIYA Job Board, with the Australian Embassy seeking Advocacy and Outreach staff and ACICIS hiring Development Officers.