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Posted: 2023-09-03 16:00:00

Roger Cook is leading the biggest business and tourism mission WA has seen, with more than 130 officials, including three cabinet ministers, travelling to Indonesia.

The Premier caught a red-eye flight Saturday morning and addressed the ASEAN business advisory council Sunday morning in his first international outing since taking charge.

He sat down with Nine News and WAtoday from his hotel in central Jakarta

“You certainly anticipate the opportunities that comes from being the premier and taking our message out internationally,” Cook said.

The Premier outlined his plan to boost business ties and talk up tourism and trade, revealing he will lobby for another direct flight between Perth and Indonesia.

WA Premier Roger Cook addressed the ASEAN business advisory council Sunday.

WA Premier Roger Cook addressed the ASEAN business advisory council Sunday.

“I’ll be having conversations with members of the aviation industry. We want to continue to grow those direct aviation links,” he said.

Of the more than 130 delegates, Andrew Vlahov is by far the biggest.

The two-metre-tall former Wildcat and four-time Olympian is easy to spot on the streets of Jakarta.

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