Indonesia ‘deplores’ border breaches
Indonesia has warned Australia over a series of breaches of its territorial waters and demanded the government stop turning boats back.
Indonesia has warned Australia over a series of breaches of its territorial waters and demanded the government stop turning boats back.
People smugglers in Indonesia have formed a “super syndicate” as Australia’s new resettlement policy sees demand for their services from asylum seekers plummet.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott will persevere with controversial measures aimed at stopping the flow of asylum seeker boats to Australia
Prime Minister Tony Abbott seems to have toned down his tough talk on the asylum-seeker issue after meeting the Indonesian president.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he wants to get Australia’s relationship with Indonesia right, but the opposition believes there’s a big problem.
A boat bound for Australia, carrying 120 asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Indonesia, leaving 20 dead, mostly children.
For only the second time in the past six years, the Australian Navy intercepted a boat and handed the asylum seekers back to Indonesia.
The number of people arriving by boat in 2012/13 has surpassed the government’s budgeted amount, the immigration department says.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen expects the opposition to support his bid to excise the Australian continent from the migration zone and deter asylum seekers from trying to reach the mainland by boat.
POLL POSITION: Julia Gillard has spent the last week defending her decision to deport asylum seekers to Malaysia within 72 hours of their arrival into Australia. However, it remains unclear what problem this policy will solve.
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