SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday brushed off an apparent Indonesian protocol breach in which reporters listened to a phone call between the two nations' leaders intended to repair strained relations.

Abbott will meet with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday on Batam island as he tries to restore ties that have been hurt by spying allegations and turnbacks of boatpeople headed for Australia.

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