Carr calls for compromise to stop boats

Jakarta : Indonesia | Jun 23, 2012 at 8:08 PM PDT

Source: The Courier-Mail

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Minister Bob Carr said the major parties have to settle their differences on border protection to stop events similar to last week's boat tragedy. Rescuers have managed to find 110 survivors who were on a boat that capsized on Thursday between Christmas Island and the Sunda Strait in Indonesia. FULL ARTICLE AT The Courier-Mail

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