Rudd under fire over asylum boat delay
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd congratulates Indonesia's ...Source: Reuters -
Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, stand in ...Source: Reuters -
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A Sri Lankan asylum seeker carries his child as they wait at a health ...Source: Reuters -
Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, sit on ...Source: Reuters -
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Sri Lankan asylum seekers, detained by the Indonesian Navy, jostle to ...Source: Reuters -
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Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka shout slogans on their boat at Cilegon ...Source: Reuters
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