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Indonesia 'considers tow back boats plan'

Indonesia's Foreign Minister says he is open to discussing the coalition's policy to turn back asylum seeker boats.

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Day 29: Votes and boats

With just five days to go, Labor launched its election campaign as well as a scathing attack on Tony Abbott’s plan to stop asylum seekers by phone.

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Boats are stopping: Morrison

The Australian government says tough border protection policy is working, with no asylum seekers arriving by boat in the past week.

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Labor clear on boats, says Wong

As Labor gears up for an internal debate on the fairness of Australia's asylum seeker policy, Penny Wong says the party's principles are clear.

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Greens 'compassionate' plan to stop boats

Boosting Australia's refugee intake from regional countries will take away incentives for asylum seekers to get on leaky boats, the Australian Greens say.

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UK alarm as migrant boats cross Channel

The rising number of migrants crossing the English Channel in dinghies has been described as a 'major incident'.

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Comment: Boats secrecy leads to bad policy without democratic accountability

The Abbott government has hid asylum policy behind 'operational matters' since it took office – starting with then-immigration minister Scott Morrison in 2013.

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Will the new deal with Papua New Guinea stop asylum boats heading to Australia?

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed a regional deal to process and resettle refugees in Papua New Guinea. He says from today asylum seekers who come here by boat without a visa will never be settled in Australia.

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Abbott gets to work on stopping the boats

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended his plan to turn asylum seeker boats back to Indonesia amid criticism from Jakarta that the plan is "offensive".

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Destroyed boats don't stop Papuans

Papua New Guineans seeking the return of their Australian citizenship say the destruction of their boats by immigration authorities will not stop them sailing to Australia again.

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