People smugglers might take advantage, but we have a responsibility to refugees.

NEW arrangements to cope with the surge of illegal boat arrivals in Australia will be announced during the visit to Canberra this week of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

‘The general concept of pushing boats back and forth would be an aberration ...’ Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian Foreign Minister

Emotion clouds the issue of the genuine status of the Tamils on board the Oceanic Viking, writes Michael Baume.

Co-operation will not stop asylum seekers but it can save lives and reduce fear.