Bali Process

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Indonesia warns Australia against turning back asylum-seeker boats

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ September 26, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

Indonesia has raised the ante in its dispute with the Abbott government over turning back asylum-seeker boats, saying its plan puts at risk Jakarta‘s “close cooperation and trust”. The warning came as Tony Abbot sought to reassure the Jakarta “we absolutely respect Indonesia’s sovereignty and we would never do or propose anything which is contrary … Continue reading →

Australia hails “Bali Process” countries criminalisation of people smuggling

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ April 3, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

Foreign Minister Bob Carr has hailed an agreement by 37 Bali Process countries to criminalise people-smuggling and human-trafficking as a “huge advance”. The Bali Process ministerial meeting yesterday also agreed to link with the Australian-sponsored Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Co-operation to train regional police forces to deal with people-smugglers and traffickers as trans-national criminals. … Continue reading →

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