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Turnbacks remain an irritant in Australia-Indonesia relations: former foreign minister Natalegawa

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imageFormer Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa says Australia's turnbacks policy is "incompatible with good bilateral relations".EPA/Jose Sena Goulao

Former Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa has called out the Abbott government over its attempt to shrug off any cost to the bilateral relationship caused by the unilateral manner of...

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