Fed: Beazley says good fences make good neighbours

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2006
Fed: Beazley says good fences make good neighbours

KIM BEAZLEY is backing joint Australian-Indonesian maritime patrols to deal with Papuan
asylum seekers .. declaring good fences make good neighbours.

The opposition leader says Indonesia needs to be clearly told Australia has no interest
in seeing the nation dismantled.

He's also told the Ten Network .. Papuan asylum seekers could have been better controlled
had the government adopted Labor's policy of creating a national coast guard.

Mr BEAZLEY rejects suggestions he and Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD are caving in to Indonesia
.. which is angry over Australia's decision to grant a boatload of Papuans temporary protection
visas.

AAP RTV mb/jmt

KEYWORD: PAPUA LABOR (CANBERRA)

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