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Is it an offence if Australians pay people smugglers to turn back?

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imageA crew of people smugglers have alleged that an Australian official paid them to return a boatload of asylum seekers to Indonesia.AAP/Customs

An Indonesian police chief has alleged that an Australian customs official paid people smugglers thousands of dollars to turn their boat back to Indonesia. The boat in question was carrying 65 asylum seekers...

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