Introduction - bad times, good friends -- The Territory's good neighbour policy -- Good neighbourhood scenarios-facing the future -- Good neighbourliness in the post-Soeharto era -- An Indonesian perspective on Australia, regional institutiions and AIDA -- Business as usual? -- Thailand and Malaysia - stable institutions in the midst of a crisis? -- Economic and social impacts of the East Asian crisis on the Philippines - what can be done? -- Regional institutions - an economic perspective on the current position of ASEAN and APEC -- The state of state relations with South East Asia -- Current regional relationships between governments, peoples and economies -- The MoU as a framework for regional and international agreements - BIMP-EAGA & AIDA - a Northern Territory perspective -- The memborandum of understanding between south australia and the Northern Territory -- Australia - a good neighbour in all weathers