AUSTRALIA20130706JAKARTA: Newly reinstated Prime Minister Kevin Rudd held talks on asylum-seekers with Indonesia’s president on Friday, with thousands each year defying deadly perils to try to reach Australia by sea.

As the leaders met, the urgency of stemming the tide of boats setting sail for Australia was un-derlined when a people-smuggling vessel carrying about 80 asylum-seekers was reported to be in trouble south of Indonesia.

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