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    West Australian, Perth
    05 Feb 2014, by Andrew Probyn And Nick Butterly

    General News, page 1 - 293.66 cm²


    Capital City Daily - circulation 178,385 (MTWTF--)

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    Struggle
    to fill
    asylum
    boats
    monsoon season eases this boats, which can carry 90
    EXCLUSIVE month and next month. passengers, have been slightly
    ■ Andrew Probyn and Nick Butterly Asylum seekers in Indonesia modified to prevent the asylum
    Canberra have said they are well aware seekers using them to sail back
    People smugglers are struggling of the Abbott Government’s to Australia.
    to fill vessels despite offering big tough border policies and many The 8.5m fully enclosed sur-
    discounts to asylum seekers as have given up hope of getting to vival capsules are fitted with
    the Federal Government’s policy Australia. navigational equipment, lifejack-
    on boats appears to be working as While no boats have reached ets, food, water and diesel motors.
    it intended. Australia since December 19, Iranian asylum seekers who
    The West Australian has been sources have confirmed that were returned to Indonesia on
    told a boat recently intercepted Border Protection Command has January 15 aboard one of the life-
    by Border Protection Command turned back at least six asylum boats said they spent 10 days
    had only 35 people aboard when seeker vessels in the past two aboard a navy ship after attempt-
    normally it would have been months, including the January 15 ing to scuttle their wooden boat
    crammed with two or three times return of about 60 people on one within sight of Christmas Island.
    that number. On the 10th day, they said, they
    of the 11 lifeboats bought last
    And in a clear sign Indonesian- were ordered into one of the life-
    month in Singapore for $500,000
    based criminals are having boats and given documents
    apiece.
    difficulties finding willing informing them they would not
    The Government has thrown a
    passengers, the 35 people were be allowed to enter Australian
    curtain of secrecy over all border
    sourced by nine separate smug- waters.
    protection operations and has
    gling syndicates. An Indonesian crew piloted the
    refused to confirm tow-backs or
    The offer of cut-price voyages lifeboat to West Java, shadowed
    turn-backs of asylum vessels.
    to Australia is being likened to a by a customs vessel, and the life-
    Late last week, authorities in-
    “going out of business” sale by boat was run aground on a jungle
    tercepted a boat as it approached
    people smugglers, as the Abbott beach. It is unclear whether the
    Christmas Island and asylum
    Government’s hardline border Australian Government will seek
    seekers were put into one of the
    protection regime takes effect. to have the lifeboats returned
    new lifeboats.
    But the Government neverthe- once used.
    Christmas Island residents re-
    less expects people smugglers, .................................................................................
    ported seeing the bright orange
    some aided by corrupt Indo- ■ EDITORIAL P20
    vessel being towed by ACV Triton
    nesian officials, will seek to
    at the weekend.
    increase their activity when the
    Agency sources said the life-
    monsoon season eases this
    boats, which can carry 90
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