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Indonesia ‘deplores’ border breaches

2014-01-17 08:01

Indonesia has warned Australia over a series of breaches of its territorial waters and demanded the government stop turning boats back.

Tony Abbott says asylum boat buy-backs still on

by Australian Times

2013-10-07 17:10

Prime Minister Tony Abbott will persevere with controversial measures aimed at stopping the flow of asylum seeker boats to Australia

Abbott softens on asylum boat turn-back plan

by Australian Times

2013-10-01 08:10

Prime Minister Tony Abbott seems to have toned down his tough talk on the asylum-seeker issue after meeting the Indonesian president.

Tony Abbott boarding a flight to Jakarta to discuss asylum seeker issues

Damage control; Abbott touches down in Jakarta

by Australian Times

2013-09-30 09:09

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he wants to get Australia’s relationship with Indonesia right, but the opposition believes there’s a big problem.

20 asylum seekers dead after boat sinks on way to Australia

by Thomas Jones

2013-09-27 13:09

A boat bound for Australia, carrying 120 asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Indonesia, leaving 20 dead, mostly children.

Australian Navy sends asylum seekers back to Indonesia

by Thomas Jones

2013-09-27 11:09

For only the second time in the past six years, the Australian Navy intercepted a boat and handed the asylum seekers back to Indonesia.

Abbott gets to work on stopping the boats

by Australian Times

2013-09-19 10:09

The Abbott government insists it will honour its election promise to stop asylum seekers arriving by boat despite Indonesian opposition to its controversial plan to turn back vessels.

Indonesia slams Abbott boat buyback plan

by Australian Times

2013-08-26 08:08

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Tony Abbott’s plan to buy boats from Indonesian fishermen to stop them being used by people smugglers shows his lack of understanding, Jakarta says.