Australia's refugee rules will not work: Indonesian official
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Australia's refugee rules will not work: Indonesian official

Sydney : Australia | Nov 01, 2012 at 7:34 PM PDT
Source: Channel NewsAsia
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Australia's new policies designed to stem an influx of boatpeople will not deter thousands of asylum-seekers from trying to reach the country, a top Indonesian immigration official said Friday. Australia recently announced it will send asylum-seekers arriving by boat to remote Pacific islands... FULL ARTICLE AT Channel NewsAsia
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