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Paying the boats serious if proven: expert

An international law expert says it could be seen as people smuggling if Australian authorities paid the crew of an asylum seeker boat to turn around.

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'People don't die on planes. They die on boats': PM defends asylum seeker focus

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his focus on asylum seekers who arrive by boat, along with a Manus Island contract awarded to a little-known company.

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Comment: Harming the health of refugees for the sake of stopping boats

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366 migrants saved from boats in Med

At least 20 people have drowned and 366 migrants have been rescued from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy.

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Boats will be stopped, Abbott says

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the arrival of asylum seekers by boat is dropping but he believes people smugglers will continue to test the government.

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Sydney-Hobart forecast favours small boats

The forecast for the Sydney to Hobart favours the smaller boats in the hunt for handicap honours and sets up an intriguing battle among the big boats.

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Medium Sydney-Hobart boats eye record

The weather forecast for the Sydney to Hobart might produce record times for medium-sized boats but it could be a frustrating finish for the four supermaxis.

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Indonesia official says he'll let boats continue to Australia

The head of immigration at the Law and Human Rights Agency in North Sumatra says surveillance efforts aimed at stopping asylum boat traffic will be halted.

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Labor adrift on boats, says Dutton

The coalition says voters can't trust Labor on stopping the boats, but Labor leader Bill Shorten says he'd be tough on people smugglers.

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Dozens missing as boats sink in typhoon

More than 70 fishermen are missing in the South China Sea and Vietnam has evacuated 70,000 people as Typhoon Wutip blows in.

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