AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA: A WARM LEADERSHIP RELATIONSHIP? THERE ISN'T ONE

By Ross B. Taylor AM Under the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull, Indonesia and Australia enjoyed a noticeable improvement in the bi-lateral relationship. History shows that when both leaders enjoy genuine warmth and trust it pervades through the entire relationship, affecting policing, defence, business, trade and community. Under Morrison's leadership - and because of the Jerusalem Embassy fiasco that left President Joko Widodo severely wedged between his need to immediately improve the perception of Indonesia's economic per…