Just who will be the winners and losers out of Australia's trade agreement with Indonesia is yet to be revealed but the Australian Trade Minister says he will defend the deal against any pro-protectionist sentiment.
Trade Minister Steven Ciobo met his new Indonesian counterpart Enggartiasto Lukita in Jakarta on Tuesday to reaffirm the schedule of long-running talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that the countries hope will be finalised within 18 months.
While Australia's "friendship" with Indonesia was strong, their economic relationship was underweight, Mr Ciobo said.
Among the key areas in which Australia hopes to improve relations is vocational training and agriculture.
Mr Ciobo said he would not "get into the rats and mice as to which sectors are winners and which sectors are losers" but added all trade barriers - including tariffs on Australian agricultural products - were being discussed.
"It's in the economic interests of both Australia and Indonesia to reduce those trade barriers as much as we can."
The Australian government is keen to tap into Indonesia, where a burgeoning middle class of more than 45 million is forecast to grow to 135 million in the next four years.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, two-way trade in goods and services between the countries was valued at $14.8 billion in the 2014-15 financial year, with Indonesia currently ranked as Australia's 12th largest trading partner.
If a deal is struck, Mr Ciobo said he expected Indonesia would move "significantly up the ladder".
He would not say, however, what they are expecting in terms of a dollar figure.
While previous talks, which started in 2012, have been dogged by diplomatic issues, such as the Bali Nine executions last year, Mr Ciobo said the execution of four men last week in Central Java on drug charges would not affect talks.
At home, Mr Ciobo said he will work hard to secure the deal in the face of an "increase in pro-protectionist" sentiment.
"Are there some Australians be they in parliament or outside who will have a problem with an agreement? I assume there will be," he said.
"I intend to highlight that, if we retreat to a protectionist posture, all we will secure as a result is lower living standards in the future and declining national prosperity."
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani from the Indonesian Trade Chamber urged both countries not to be fearful of one another.
Issues around "understanding and trust" meant there were "so many unexplored areas of co-operation between Indonesia and Australia," she said, adding Indonesia was concerned that the liberalisation of trade would result in a "flood of agricultural products from Australia".
Instead, she said Indonesia should see it as an opportunity to adopt Australian standards and learn efficient practice.
Mr Lukita stressed that any movement on the exporting of live Australian cattle to Indonesia must be met with guarantees on investment on vocational education.
Indonesia was open to discuss allowing Australian universities to operate in exclusive economic zones in Indonesia, he added.
A further round of talks is expected to be held in Sydney next month.
