Policy
Policy Engagement
2023–present — Chairman, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS)
2021–present — Convenor, ANU–CIPS Indonesia Policy Dialogue Series
2020–present — Convenor, ANU Indonesia Project Global Web Seminar Series
2015–present — Convenor, Australia–Indonesia High-Level Policy Dialogue
(ANU – Ministry of Finance – DFAT – Australian Treasury collaboration)
2015 — Member, Working Group on Low Carbon Energy Systems and Green Growth (ERIA)
2011 — Member, Working Group on Climate Change Financing in Indonesia
(Indonesia’s Council for Climate Change)
2010–2011 — Member, APEC Working Group for Green Economy
2008 — Leader, Working Group on Sustainable Automotive Society in East Asia (ERIA)
Recent Op-eds & Commentary
2026
Is the Feb. 19 Indonesia–US trade deal fair?
The Jakarta Post, 24 February 2026.
Indonesia’s economy needs credible policy, not quixotic targets
East Asia Forum, 13 February 2026.
2025
Can Indonesia rise to the Trump tariff challenge? Asialink, 8 April 2025.
Indonesia’s school lunches: Not so free (with Maria M. Wihardja)
Fulcrum, 6 February 2025.
Indonesia’s economic strategy is at odds with itself
(with Krisna Gupta and Paul Gretton)
East Asia Forum, 8 January 2025.
2024
President Prabowo’s challenging economic inheritance
Asialink, 24 October 2024.
Pivotal economic challenges for the Prabowo administration
The Jakarta Post, October–November 2024.
2023
Industrial policy makes a comeback in East Asia
East Asia Forum, 22 December 2023.
Leveraging lithium and nickel stocks to boost EV industry
East Asia Forum, 26 October 2023.
Why Indonesia wants Australia’s help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries
The Conversation, 6 July 2023.
Australia and Indonesia: neighbours forever, but more ambition needed
(with Hal Hill)
Asialink, 6 July 2023.
2022
Indonesia is missing out on income from services industries
(with Sulistiyo K. Ardiyono)
East Asia Forum, 21 December 2022.
Indonesia’s protectionism debate needs more than domestic input
(with Deasy D. Pane)
East Asia Forum, 8 October 2022.
To ban or not to ban? How Indonesia can overcome the global food crisis
(with Maria M. Wihardja)
Fulcrum, 30 May 2022.
2021
On the inaugural Indonesia–Australia Economic, Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting
Indonesia Project Forum, 9 July 2021.
2020
Indonesia signed RCEP, what next?
(with Ira Aprilianti)
East Asia Forum, 3 December 2020.
Indonesia’s PPE export ban backfires
(with Krisna Gupta)
East Asia Forum, 16 June 2020.
COVID-19 unmasks Indonesia’s investment conditions
(with Andree Surianta)
East Asia Forum, 25 May 2020.
Jokowi wants Indonesia to be rich by 2045
(with Hal Hill)
Australian Financial Review, 7 February 2020.
Policy Papers
2021
Indonesia–Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: Building the Powerhouse
Patunru, Arianto A.; Surianta, Andree; and Audrine, Pingkan.
Policy Paper No. 33, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2021.
2020
Attracting FDI post-COVID-19 by simplifying Indonesia’s regulatory framework
Patunru, Arianto A., and Surianta, Andree.
Policy Brief No. 4, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2020.
Mitigating food supply chain disruptions amid COVID-19
Patunru, Arianto A.; Octania, Galuh; and Audrine, Pingkan.
Policy Brief No. 3, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2020.
2019
Political economy of rice policy in Indonesia: A perspective on the ASEAN Economic Community
Patunru, Arianto A., and Ilman, Assyifa Szami.
Discussion Paper No. 6, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2019.
2017
Protecting the farmers: Improving the quality of social protection schemes for agricultural workers in Indonesia
Patunru, Arianto A., and Respatiadi, Hizkia.
Policy Paper No. 9, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2017.
Food Processing and Value Chain Development in Indonesia
Neilson, Jeffrey; Morrison, Melanie; Dwiartama, Angga; Utami, Ranti; Patunru, Arianto; and Pritchard, Bill.
Australia–Indonesia Centre, Melbourne, 2017.
2015
Trade protectionism in Indonesia: Bad times and bad policy
Patunru, Arianto A., and Rahardja, Sjamsu.
Lowy Analysis, Lowy Institute for International Policy, July 2015.
Forest ownership and management in Indonesia
Patunru, Arianto A., and Haryoko, Anthea.
Policy Paper No. 2, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2015.
Reducing the financial burden of Indonesian migrant workers
Patunru, Arianto A., and Uddarojat, Rofi.
Policy Paper No. 1, Centre for Indonesian Policy Studies, 2015.