Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit Australia at end of month
Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to visit Australia at the end of this month, with outgoing ambassador Najib Riphat Kesoema asked to stay on for the trip.
Jewel Topsfield is Fairfax's Indonesia correspondent. She is an award-winning journalist who has been with Fairfax Media for 10 years. Most recently, she was education editor at The Age for five years. Prior to that she was the launch deputy editor of the National Times, Fairfax’s online opinion site. She also spent three years in the Canberra Press Gallery covering immigration, education, the environment and water.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to visit Australia at the end of this month, with outgoing ambassador Najib Riphat Kesoema asked to stay on for the trip.
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