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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused again on Sunday to deny allegations an official paid thousands of dollars to turn back a boatload of asylum-seekers, despite calls from Indonesia for answers.The claims — that the captain and five crew of the boat were each paid US$5,000 by an Australian

By our correspondents
June 15, 2015
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused again on Sunday to deny allegations an official paid thousands of dollars to turn back a boatload of asylum-seekers, despite calls from Indonesia for answers.
The claims — that the captain and five crew of the boat were each paid US$5,000 by an Australian immigration official to turn back to Indonesia — were made to Indonesian police on Rote Island in the country’s east.