Prime minister Anthony Albanese has used the ASEAN special summit in Melbourne to announce a trade and investment package for Southeast Asia.
Albanese announced the $2 billion response to the Moore report at the CEO forum on Tuesday morning as part of a suite of new policies to boost trade in the region.
“In 2022, our two-way trade with ASEAN member states passed $178 billion — greater than our two-way trade with Japan or the US, and our two-way investment with the region was worth $307 billion,” Albanese said.
“But we want to do more — to support regional growth and…
