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This R&D provides resources on Australian-Indonesia relations. As the two major powers in the Pacific, Australia and Indonesia have a complicated relationship, with both nations seeking to achieve closer ties in trade, but Australia wanting to stop a flood of refugees into the country that use Indonesia as a departure point. Indonesia has argued that Australia’s border measures violate its territorial waters.
Australia-Indonesia relations: the downward spiral won’t stop until Morrison goes | Andrew Elder http://t.co/vpppybYxx0. We’ll worth a look
— julianburnside (@JulianBurnside) January 23, 2014
Disagreement with Indonesia over border breach could work in Australia’s favour, experts say http://t.co/iZDN6dun17
— smh.com.au (@smh) January 21, 2014
Tension Rises Between Australia and Indonesia Over Migrant Patrols http://t.co/Es8TIjVoDq
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 17, 2014
Australia could be breaching international laws by forcing boats carrying asylum seekers back to Indonesia http://t.co/0WThRyvIA3
— Canberra Times (@canberratimes) January 12, 2014
RT @STForeignDesk: Top pick on #STAsiaReport: Indonesia slams navy incursions by Australia http://t.co/ICPmwzd8NJ pic.twitter.com/o1WyPA6TFp
— The Straits Times (@STcom) January 18, 2014
Australia is now sending Australian boats full off refuges into Indonesian waters… How an this be legal? #auspol http://t.co/tp7DhVcEkq
— Sheree Drylie (@sheree_drylie) January 17, 2014
Australia rejects claims by asylum seekers that they were beaten, suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia http://t.co/KRS9RLtUbe
— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) January 23, 2014
Indonesia demands Australia suspend “boat people” operation http://t.co/jHxyn0GoFT
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) January 17, 2014
Back off, Jakarta tells Australia – INDONESIA has demanded Australia stop its border-protection operations and war… http://t.co/IOEPO7shQN
— The Australian (@australian) January 17, 2014
Australia’s turning back of asylum-seeker boats to Indonesia has sparked political anger in Jakarta #auspol http://t.co/HCSISEqRT4
— National Times (@NationalTimesAU) January 9, 2014
Australia sorry after Indonesia intrusion http://t.co/sYoSNHBDY5
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 17, 2014