SYDNEY: Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday defended her government’s decision to leave the bodies of drowned asylum-seekers in the ocean, as a search began for yet another vessel in the Indian Ocean.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said two aircraft had been dispatched to look for a boat north of the Cocos Island.

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