The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) has now entered into force. This landmark trade deal will enhance export opportunities and deliver significant benefits for both countries, opening up a new era in the economic relationship.

Under the agreement all Indonesian goods will enter Australia tariff free, and most Australian goods will face lower tariffs in Indonesia. IA-CEPA also provides new opportunities for Australian investors in Indonesia and will promote greater people-to-people links and skills development.

Federal Election 2022

The next federal election will be held on 21 May 2022.  If you are still in Australia, you can pre-poll vote from 9 May 2022.

The deadline to enrol as an overseas voter in the 2022 federal election has now passed. If you have already enrolled, you can request a postal vote until 18 May 2022 here: Postal Vote Application - Australian Electoral Commission (aec.gov.au).

Australians in Indonesia are encouraged to vote via postal vote, which can either be posted to the Australian Electoral Commission directly, or mailed or dropped off to your nearest Embassy or Consulate. To send in your postal vote, please send to:

Australian Embassy
Jalan Patra Kuningan Raya Kav. 1-4
Jakarta Selatan 12950

For voting arrangements at Australian Consulates in Indonesia, please refer to the following websites:

• Australian Consulate-General Bali
• Australian Consulate-General Makassar
• Australian Consulate-General Surabaya

To drop off your postal vote at the Embassy in Jakarta, please bring your passport and completed postal vote to the Embassy, between 10am and 4pm from 11 - 13 May and 16 - 20 May 2022.

Postal votes must be requested online and returned as quickly as possible to ensure they are received by the AEC in time to be counted. You have only 13 days after the election for your ballot papers to be received by the AEC. You should post or drop off your vote before 21 May.