Prime minister says the issue is a 'passing irritant' that he hopes will not complicate the two countries' strong relationship Tony Abbott has played down the ongoing diplomatic turbulence between Indonesia and Australia over asylum seeker policy, describing the issue as a "passing irritant" in an otherwise "strong relationship". |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday described asylum-seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia as a "passing irritant" to the relationship, days before visiting the archipelago in his first foreign trip as premier. |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has moved to calm the waters with Indonesia on the issue of asylum seeker boats, insisting that Australia has a “strong and close” relationship with its neighbour and that his government would never do anything foolish. |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday that asylum-seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia are a “passing irritant” to the relationship, days before visiting the archipelago in his first foreign trip as head of state. Abbott, who took power this month after winning national polls, has.... |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday described asylum-seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia as a "passing irritant" to the relationship, days before visiting the archipelago in his first foreign trip as premier. |
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday described asylum-seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia as a "passing irritant" to the relationship, days before visiting the archipelago in his first foreign trip as premier. |
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has moved to calm the waters with Indonesia on the issue of asylum seeker boats, insisting that Australia has a ''strong and close'' relationship with its neighbour and that his government would never do anything foolish. Mr Abbott's comments come ahead of a planned.... |
The Catholic Church has yet to help authorities in Peru who are investigating whether a defrocked bishop sexually abused children before Pope Francis forced him from his post in a poor Andean region, a prosecutor said on Thursday. |
By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - The Catholic Church has yet to help authorities in Peru who are investigating whether a defrocked bishop sexually abused children before Pope Francis forced him from his post in a poor Andean region, a prosecutor said on Thursday. |