Charles Darwin University played host this week, to government officials and business leaders from Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The international visitors acknowledged the significance of the Northern Territory in facilitating trade between Australia and our near neighbours as well as the NT's value for energy and agriculture.
00:00The summit follows an uptick of deals between Australia and the Asia Pacific, including a recent economic partnership agreement with Indonesia.
00:10ASEAN is already, as a trading bloc, our second largest trading partner, second only to China.
00:16The summit follows an uptick of economic deals between Australia and the Pacific, including a recent economic partnership agreement with Indonesia.
00:24Four years ago, the total trade between Indonesia and Australia is 13.13 billion Australian dollars.
00:33Now, four years later, 37 billion Australian dollars.
00:39The ambassador interested in the territory's sun cable project, set to deliver renewable energy to Singapore,
00:45saying Indonesia could provide crucial energy storage.
00:49But the urgent priority for Jakarta is securing supply of Australian cattle.
00:53Now we have a new programme in Indonesia, it's a nutritious free meal for kids, and the number of kids is 83 million.
01:01For Timor-Leste, it's all about gas, recently entering discussions with resources giant Woodside to develop facilities in Timor-Leste.
01:09Whether the gas would be processed in Darwin or on Timor's south coast, still unclear.
01:14Major companies like Norway and other countries have helped us with their experts, and they have done studies that prove that today, with modern technology, there is this possibility to have pipeline in Timor.
01:32Plenty to talk about, as near neighbours look to the future.
01:35Plenty to talk about the green house.
01:37Plenty to talk about the food, as near other countries have returned to the camp.
01:39Computer neighbouring in the worried area is a great problem.
01:41There are many people who don't need to come here to go.
01:43The food, as near farmers, in the sea, can't get any particular.
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